CVE-2025-21262: CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2025-21262: CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Microsoft 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
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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