CVE-2026-21223 (GCVE-0-2026-21223)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-16 21:28 – Updated: 2026-04-01 13:49
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Affected: 1.0.0.0 , < 144.0.3719.82 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-01-16 16:00
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