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Microsoft Edge EUVDEUVD-2026-41598

| CVE-2026-45489 MEDIUM
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CWE-290)
2026-07-03 microsoft GHSA-h8wv-x2gq-wqw9
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
Temporal: 5.7
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft spoofed web content
  2. Delivery
    Host on attacker-controlled site
  3. Exploit
    Deliver phishing link to target
  4. Execution
    Victim clicks link in Edge
  5. Persist
    Spoofed browser UI rendered
  6. Impact
    Sensitive credentials or data disclosed

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Anti-spoofing controls
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the victim user be running an unpatched version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) below 150.0.4078.48 and must actively interact with attacker-controlled web content (UI:R), such as clicking a link or navigating to a malicious page. No authentication or special privilege is required from the attacker (PR:N). No non-default configuration is indicated as a prerequisite. Exploitation is limited by the mandatory user-interaction step - the victim must be induced to visit or interact with the malicious content, making passive drive-by exploitation without any click or navigation action inconsistent with the CVSS UI:R rating. Impact is confined to confidentiality (C:H); integrity and availability of the user's system are not affected.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (Medium) reflects a moderate but real risk profile: network-reachable (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), but requiring user interaction (UI:R), which materially reduces weaponization potential compared to fully passive exploits. The high confidentiality impact (C:H) with no integrity or availability impact is characteristic of a credential-harvesting or sensitive-data-exfiltration scenario enabled by convincing UI deception. No EPSS score was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified independently. No CISA KEV listing and no known POC reduces urgency compared to actively exploited spoofing flaws (e.g., prior Edge spoofing CVEs that reached KEV). The combination of low AC and high C suggests that if a reliable phishing lure exists, exploitation would be straightforward, but the UI:R gate means mass-automated exploitation is constrained. Real-world priority is moderate: organizations with high phishing exposure or sensitive browser-accessible applications should prioritize patching; others can treat this as a standard patch-cycle update.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious web page that exploits the spoofing flaw to render a convincing imitation of a trusted site's login prompt or security dialog within the Edge browser chrome. The attacker delivers the link via phishing email or a compromised ad network; when the victim clicks the link and interacts with the page (satisfying the UI:R requirement), the spoofed interface captures sensitive credentials or tokens. No public POC has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity suggests a capable attacker could develop a reliable exploit with moderate effort.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 03, 2026

Spoofing in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) prior to version 150.0.4078.48 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to present deceptive browser UI to a victim user, resulting in high-confidentiality-impact information disclosure. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) confirms exploitation is network-delivered and requires only a single user interaction, consistent with a classic UI-spoofing or URL-spoofing class of flaw. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis; a vendor-released patch is available.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) to version 150.0.4078.48 or later; this is the vendor-confirmed patched release per EUVD-2026-41598 and the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45489. Edge typically auto-updates via the built-in update mechanism; administrators managing enterprise deployments should verify the installed version via edge://settings/help or push the update through Microsoft Endpoint Manager or Group Policy. Where immediate patching is not feasible, compensating controls include enforcing Safe Links or URL-rewriting proxies (e.g., Microsoft Defender for Office 365) to intercept suspicious links before they reach the browser - note this adds latency and may break some legitimate deep links. Disabling JavaScript on untrusted origins via SmartScreen or browser security zone policies can reduce spoofing surface but will break broad site functionality. There are no workarounds that fully mitigate a browser-level spoofing flaw without patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 1.0.0.0 <150.0.4078.48

Affected Packages

microsoft edge_150_0_4078_48 fix: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 150.0.4078.48
euvd microsoft_edge_chromium_based fix: 150.0.4078.48

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in microsoft, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is Microsoft's browser built on the open-source Chromium engine, which also underpins Google Chrome. The CPE (cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_edge_(chromium-based):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) confirms the affected software is specifically the Chromium-derived Edge codebase, distinguishing it from the legacy EdgeHTML-based Edge. Tags reference both Google and Microsoft, suggesting the root cause may originate in the shared upstream Chromium rendering or navigation code rather than Microsoft-specific extensions. The vulnerability is classified as a Spoofing type, which in browser contexts typically manifests as address-bar spoofing, security indicator manipulation, cross-origin content injection into trusted UI chrome, or deceptive rendering of page content in a way that misleads the user about origin or identity. No CWE identifier was assigned by the reporter, so the precise weakness class (e.g., CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing, CWE-451 UI Misrepresentation) cannot be confirmed from available data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY MEDIUM
NVD 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CIRCL (temporal) 5.7 MEDIUM
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-delivered spoofing requiring one user interaction, no privileges; high confidentiality impact from credential or data disclosure, no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing Vulnerability

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59% exploitable
Prevalence
High
dominant enterprise browser across Windows environments worldwide
Vendor Action
See Below
Required. The vulnerability documented by this CVE requires customer action to resolve.
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Unlikely
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

33
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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