CVE-2026-50521 (GCVE-0-2026-50521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-01 20:14 – Updated: 2026-07-01 20:14
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Affected: 1.0.0.0 , < 149.0.4022.68 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-06-26 14:00
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