CVE-2026-33118: 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, identified as CWE-451, affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0.0. It involves a user interface misrepresentation that can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction beyond the initial UI prompt. The flaw enables spoofing attacks by presenting misleading critical information to users. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium impact primarily on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability to spoof critical UI information, potentially misleading users. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33118 to remediate this issue.
CVE-2026-33118: 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 4.3medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-451, affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0.0. It involves a user interface misrepresentation that can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction beyond the initial UI prompt. The flaw enables spoofing attacks by presenting misleading critical information to users. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium impact primarily on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability to spoof critical UI information, potentially misleading users. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33118 to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-17T20:15:23.721Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33118","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69d96d341cc7ad14daec12be
Added to database: 04/10/2026, 21:35:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 14:11:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 229
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