CVE-2026-57975: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves access of a resource using an incompatible type (type confusion) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). Exploitation could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely without privileges, but user interaction is required. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-57975 and is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attacker does not require privileges but does require user interaction. This could lead to full compromise of the affected system through the Microsoft Edge browser.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57975 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-57975: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves access of a resource using an incompatible type (type confusion) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). Exploitation could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely without privileges, but user interaction is required. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-57975 and is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attacker does not require privileges but does require user interaction. This could lead to full compromise of the affected system through the Microsoft Edge browser.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57975 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-26T17:45:44.853Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57975","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a48210127e9c79719accb44
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:17 UTC
Last enriched: 07/03/2026, 21:04:20 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 22:52:06 UTC
Views: 3
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