Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 148.0.3967.54 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 313118

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 148.0.3967.54. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the May 7, 2026 advisory.

- Type Confusion in Runtime in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-7927)

- Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-7910)

- Integer overflow in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-7896)

- Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2026-7898)

- Out of bounds read and write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-7899)

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 148.0.3967.54 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 313118

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_148_0_3967_54.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/7/2026

Updated: 5/7/2026

Supported Sensors: 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-2026-7927

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-7910

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: 5/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-7896, CVE-2026-7898, CVE-2026-7899, CVE-2026-7900, CVE-2026-7901, CVE-2026-7902, CVE-2026-7903, CVE-2026-7904, CVE-2026-7906, CVE-2026-7907, CVE-2026-7908, CVE-2026-7909, CVE-2026-7910, CVE-2026-7911, CVE-2026-7914, CVE-2026-7916, CVE-2026-7917, CVE-2026-7918, CVE-2026-7919, CVE-2026-7920, CVE-2026-7921, CVE-2026-7922, CVE-2026-7923, CVE-2026-7924, CVE-2026-7925, CVE-2026-7926, CVE-2026-7927, CVE-2026-7928, CVE-2026-7929, CVE-2026-7930, CVE-2026-7932, CVE-2026-7933, CVE-2026-7934, CVE-2026-7935, CVE-2026-7936, CVE-2026-7937, CVE-2026-7938, CVE-2026-7939, CVE-2026-7940, CVE-2026-7942, CVE-2026-7943, CVE-2026-7944, CVE-2026-7945, CVE-2026-7946, CVE-2026-7947, CVE-2026-7948, CVE-2026-7949, CVE-2026-7950, CVE-2026-7951, CVE-2026-7952, CVE-2026-7953, CVE-2026-7954, CVE-2026-7955, CVE-2026-7956, CVE-2026-7957, CVE-2026-7958, CVE-2026-7959, CVE-2026-7960, CVE-2026-7961, CVE-2026-7962, CVE-2026-7963, CVE-2026-7964, CVE-2026-7965, CVE-2026-7966, CVE-2026-7967, CVE-2026-7968, CVE-2026-7969, CVE-2026-7970, CVE-2026-7971, CVE-2026-7972, CVE-2026-7973, CVE-2026-7974, CVE-2026-7975, CVE-2026-7976, CVE-2026-7977, CVE-2026-7978, CVE-2026-7979, CVE-2026-7980, CVE-2026-7981, CVE-2026-7982, CVE-2026-7983, CVE-2026-7984, CVE-2026-7985, CVE-2026-7986, CVE-2026-7987, CVE-2026-7988, CVE-2026-7989, CVE-2026-7990, CVE-2026-7991, CVE-2026-7992, CVE-2026-7994, CVE-2026-7995, CVE-2026-7996, CVE-2026-7997, CVE-2026-7998, CVE-2026-7999, CVE-2026-8000, CVE-2026-8001, CVE-2026-8002, CVE-2026-8003, CVE-2026-8004, CVE-2026-8005, CVE-2026-8006, CVE-2026-8007, CVE-2026-8008, CVE-2026-8009, CVE-2026-8010, CVE-2026-8011, CVE-2026-8012, CVE-2026-8013, CVE-2026-8014, CVE-2026-8015, CVE-2026-8016, CVE-2026-8017, CVE-2026-8018, CVE-2026-8019, CVE-2026-8021, CVE-2026-8022

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