Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 145.0.3800.97 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 301410

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 145.0.3800.97. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the March 6, 2026 advisory.

- Integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-3538)

- Integer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
Critical) (CVE-2026-3536)

- Object lifecycle issue in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-3539)

- Inappropriate implementation in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
High) (CVE-2026-3540)

- Inappropriate implementation in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-3541)

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 145.0.3800.97 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 301410

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_145_0_3800_97.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/7/2026

Updated: 3/7/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

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-2026-3538

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: 3/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3536, CVE-2026-3538, CVE-2026-3539, CVE-2026-3540, CVE-2026-3541, CVE-2026-3542, CVE-2026-3543, CVE-2026-3544, CVE-2026-3545

Detections

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