Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 137.0.3296.62 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 237731

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 137.0.3296.62. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the June 3, 2025 advisory.

- Out of bounds read and write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.68 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-5419)

- Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.68 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-5068)

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 137.0.3296.62 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?54629c3a

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5068

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5419

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237731

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_137_0_3296_62.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/3/2025

Updated: 6/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5419

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5068, CVE-2025-5419