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CVE-2025-21262: CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21262cvecve-2025-21262cwe-451
Published: 01/24/2025 (01/24/2025, 21:32:33 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Description

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.4medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Affected versions
1.0.0.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/10/2026, 09:47:19 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21262) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is classified as a UI misrepresentation issue (CWE-451) where critical information displayed to the user can be spoofed by an unauthorized attacker over a network. The flaw could enable attackers to deceive users by presenting false or misleading interface elements. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4, reflecting a medium impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and requiring user interaction. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to spoof critical UI information in Microsoft Edge, potentially misleading users and causing them to take unintended actions. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are low, and there is no impact on availability. Exploitation requires user interaction and can be performed remotely without privileges. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21262 for the latest patch and update instructions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2024-12-10T23:54:12.934Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21262","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 68c0c0d09ed239a66badfcfe

Added to database: 09/10/2025, 00:05:36 UTC

Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:47:19 UTC

Last updated: 07/08/2026, 10:28:16 UTC

Views: 307

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