Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 147.0.3912.60 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 305979

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 147.0.3912.60. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the April 10, 2026 advisory.

- Type Confusion in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 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: Low) (CVE-2026-5914)

- User interface (ui) misrepresentation of critical information in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. (CVE-2026-33119)

- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2026-33118)

- Heap buffer overflow in WebML in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-5858)

- Integer overflow in WebML in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-5859)

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 147.0.3912.60 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305979

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_147_0_3912_60.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/10/2026

Updated: 4/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

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-2026-33119

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5914

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: 4/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33118, CVE-2026-33119, CVE-2026-5858, CVE-2026-5859, CVE-2026-5860, CVE-2026-5861, CVE-2026-5862, CVE-2026-5863, CVE-2026-5864, CVE-2026-5865, CVE-2026-5866, CVE-2026-5867, CVE-2026-5868, CVE-2026-5869, CVE-2026-5870, CVE-2026-5871, CVE-2026-5872, CVE-2026-5873, CVE-2026-5874, CVE-2026-5875, CVE-2026-5876, CVE-2026-5877, CVE-2026-5878, CVE-2026-5879, CVE-2026-5880, CVE-2026-5881, CVE-2026-5882, CVE-2026-5883, CVE-2026-5884, CVE-2026-5885, CVE-2026-5886, CVE-2026-5887, CVE-2026-5888, CVE-2026-5889, CVE-2026-5890, CVE-2026-5891, CVE-2026-5892, CVE-2026-5893, CVE-2026-5894, CVE-2026-5895, CVE-2026-5896, CVE-2026-5897, CVE-2026-5898, CVE-2026-5899, CVE-2026-5900, CVE-2026-5901, CVE-2026-5902, CVE-2026-5903, CVE-2026-5904, CVE-2026-5905, CVE-2026-5906, CVE-2026-5907, CVE-2026-5908, CVE-2026-5909, CVE-2026-5910, CVE-2026-5911, CVE-2026-5912, CVE-2026-5913, CVE-2026-5914, CVE-2026-5915, CVE-2026-5918, CVE-2026-5919

Detections

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