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CVE-2026-57977: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-57977cvecve-2026-57977cwe-79gcve
Published: 07/03/2026 (07/03/2026, 20:35:19 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.1high

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

Affected software

Microsoft

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Affected versions
>=1.0.0.0 <150.0.4078.48

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/17/2026, 14:09:35 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-57977, involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), classified under CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting). It allows an attacker to conduct spoofing attacks by injecting malicious scripts that are not properly sanitized. The vulnerability affects version 1.0.0.0 of the product. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue, as detailed in their security advisory.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform spoofing attacks, potentially misleading users or executing malicious scripts in the context of the affected browser. The confidentiality impact is low, integrity impact is high, and availability is not affected. There are no known exploits 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 advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57977 for detailed patching instructions.

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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-2026-57977","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 6a48210127e9c79719accb47

Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:17 UTC

Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 14:09:35 UTC

Last updated: 10/02/2026, 14:55:28 UTC

Views: 87

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