CVE-2026-58283: 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 perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-843 (Type Confusion), affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It allows an attacker to exploit improper handling of resource types, resulting in spoofing attacks over a network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, high impact on integrity, and low impact on confidentiality and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can perform spoofing attacks remotely without privileges or user interaction, potentially misleading users or systems by presenting falsified information. The integrity impact is high, confidentiality impact is low, and availability impact is low. 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 as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58283 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-58283: 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 perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-843 (Type Confusion), affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It allows an attacker to exploit improper handling of resource types, resulting in spoofing attacks over a network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, high impact on integrity, and low impact on confidentiality and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can perform spoofing attacks remotely without privileges or user interaction, potentially misleading users or systems by presenting falsified information. The integrity impact is high, confidentiality impact is low, and availability impact is low. 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 as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58283 to remediate this vulnerability.
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-2026-58283","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a48210227e9c79719accbe2
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 14:11:47 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 00:05:32 UTC
Views: 118
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