Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 150.0.4078.96 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 329276

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 150.0.4078.96. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the July 23, 2026 advisory.

- Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
(Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-16424)

- Out of bounds write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
(Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-16413)

- Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a local attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-16414)

- Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-16415)

- Integer overflow in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a local attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-16416)

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 150.0.4078.96 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 329276

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_150_0_4078_96.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/24/2026

Updated: 7/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.96

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-2026-16424

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

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: 7/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-16413, CVE-2026-16414, CVE-2026-16415, CVE-2026-16416, CVE-2026-16417, CVE-2026-16418, CVE-2026-16419, CVE-2026-16420, CVE-2026-16421, CVE-2026-16422, CVE-2026-16423, CVE-2026-16424

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