CVE-2026-58276: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58276) involves a use-after-free condition in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). Exploitation could allow remote code execution by an attacker without privileges, requiring user interaction. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring user interaction with high attack complexity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this use-after-free vulnerability could allow an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on a victim's system via Microsoft Edge. This could lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58276 for update details and guidance.
CVE-2026-58276: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58276) involves a use-after-free condition in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). Exploitation could allow remote code execution by an attacker without privileges, requiring user interaction. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring user interaction with high attack complexity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this use-after-free vulnerability could allow an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on a victim's system via Microsoft Edge. This could lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58276 for update details and guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T21:59:30.870Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58276","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a48210227e9c79719accbd9
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 14:11:19 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 00:41:14 UTC
Views: 77
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