CVE-2026-33118: CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-451) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows for spoofing via user interface misrepresentation of critical information. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required, but requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. An official patch is available from Microsoft as per their security update guide.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could cause users to be misled by incorrect UI information, potentially leading to incorrect user decisions. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss with no direct integrity or availability consequences. There are no known active exploits targeting this vulnerability.
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 advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33118 for the patch and update instructions.
CVE-2026-33118: CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing Vulnerability
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-451) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows for spoofing via user interface misrepresentation of critical information. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required, but requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. An official patch is available from Microsoft as per their security update guide.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could cause users to be misled by incorrect UI information, potentially leading to incorrect user decisions. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss with no direct integrity or availability consequences. There are no known active exploits targeting this vulnerability.
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 advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33118 for the patch and update instructions.
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: 4/10/2026, 9:35:48 PM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 10:51:42 AM
Last updated: 5/26/2026, 7:56:29 AM
Views: 138
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