CVE-2026-58282: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Improper access control in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-58282 and classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0.0. It enables an unauthorized attacker to conduct spoofing attacks over a network by exploiting improper access control mechanisms. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, high impact on integrity, low impact on confidentiality, and low impact on availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker without privileges or user interaction can exploit this vulnerability remotely over a network to perform spoofing, potentially leading to integrity compromise and limited confidentiality and availability impacts. This could allow the attacker to impersonate legitimate entities or deceive users or systems relying on Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate this issue. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58282 for detailed patching instructions.
CVE-2026-58282: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Improper access control in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-58282 and classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0.0. It enables an unauthorized attacker to conduct spoofing attacks over a network by exploiting improper access control mechanisms. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, high impact on integrity, low impact on confidentiality, and low impact on availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker without privileges or user interaction can exploit this vulnerability remotely over a network to perform spoofing, potentially leading to integrity compromise and limited confidentiality and availability impacts. This could allow the attacker to impersonate legitimate entities or deceive users or systems relying on Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate this issue. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58282 for detailed patching instructions.
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-2026-58282","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a48210227e9c79719accbdf
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 13:42:43 UTC
Last updated: 08/17/2026, 00:41:13 UTC
Views: 116
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