Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 151.0.4129.86 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 337631

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 151.0.4129.86. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the August 14, 2026 advisory.

- Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.137 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-19560)

- Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.137 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-19556)

- Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.137 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-2026-19557)

- Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.137 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-19558)

- Use after free in HTML in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.137 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2026-19559)

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 151.0.4129.86 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 337631

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_151_0_4129_86.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/18/2026

Updated: 8/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.81

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-2026-19560

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: 8/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-19556, CVE-2026-19557, CVE-2026-19558, CVE-2026-19559, CVE-2026-19560, CVE-2026-72970

Detections

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