Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 136.0.3240.64 (CVE-2025-4372)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235616

Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 136.0.3240.64. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the May 8, 2025 advisory.

- Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 136.0.7103.92 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-4372)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 136.0.3240.64 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235616

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_136_0_3240_64.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/8/2025

Updated: 5/8/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4372

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-4372

Detections

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