Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
view advisory published 2026-05-11
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42838US | — | — | ||
Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate pri… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- CVE-2026-42838 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAFself
- CVE-2026-42838 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTMLself
- Microsoft Support Lifecycleexternal
- Common Vulnerability Scoring Systemexternal
- Microsoft Exploitability Indexexternal
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remediations (1)
- FixedMicrosoft Edge (Chromium-based)
148.0.3967.55:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security
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