CVE-2026-45495

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45495	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-18 18:17

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:52

NVD link : CVE-2026-45495

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45495

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45495

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

edge_chromium

CWE

CWE-35

Path Traversal: '.../...//'

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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