Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 146.0.3856.72 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 304019

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 146.0.3856.72. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the March 20, 2026 advisory.

- Out of bounds read and write in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
High) (CVE-2026-4459)

- Integer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-4453)

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 146.0.3856.72 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 304019

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_146_0_3856_72.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/27/2026

Updated: 3/27/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2026-4459

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: 3/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4453, CVE-2026-4459

Detections

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