Detections
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Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 145.0.3800.70 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 299699
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 145.0.3800.70. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the February 20, 2026 advisory.- Heap buffer overflow in Media in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2026-2650)
- Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.109 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-2648)
- Integer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-2649)
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 145.0.3800.70 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?3a37a9de
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2648
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2649
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2650
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 299699
File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_145_0_3800_70.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/20/2026
Updated: 2/20/2026
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-2026-2650
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: 2/20/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2026