Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 138.0.3351.55 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 240698

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 138.0.3351.55. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the June 26, 2025 advisory.

- Insufficient data validation in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 138.0.7204.49 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2025-6557)

- Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.49 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-6555)

- Insufficient policy enforcement in Loader in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.49 allowed a remote attacker to bypass content security policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2025-6556)

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 138.0.3351.55 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 240698

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_138_0_3351_55.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/26/2025

Updated: 6/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6557

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 6/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47182, CVE-2025-47963, CVE-2025-47964, CVE-2025-6555, CVE-2025-6556, CVE-2025-6557

Detections

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