Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 140.0.3485.94 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 265935

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 140.0.3485.94. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the September 25, 2025 advisory.

- Integer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 140.0.7339.207 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-10892)

- Side-channel information leakage in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 140.0.7339.207 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-10890)

- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59251)

- Integer overflow in V8. (CVE-2025-10891)

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 140.0.3485.94 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265935

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_140_0_3485_94.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/25/2025

Updated: 9/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

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-2025-10892

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-10890, CVE-2025-10891, CVE-2025-10892, CVE-2025-59251

Detections

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