Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 136.0.3240.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235086

Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 136.0.3240.50. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the May 1, 2025 advisory.

- User interface (ui) misrepresentation of critical information in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. (CVE-2025-29825)

- Out of bounds memory access in DevTools. (CVE-2025-4050)

- Insufficient data validation in DevTools. (CVE-2025-4051)

- Inappropriate implementation in DevTools. (CVE-2025-4052)

- Heap buffer overflow in HTML. (CVE-2025-4096)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 136.0.3240.50 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d4807359

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29825

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4050

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4051

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4052

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4096

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235086

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_136_0_3240_50.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/2/2025

Updated: 5/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-29825

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-29825, CVE-2025-4050, CVE-2025-4051, CVE-2025-4052, CVE-2025-4096