CVE-2026-58284: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Improper authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-58284 is an improper authorization vulnerability (CWE-285) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that enables an attacker without privileges to execute code remotely over a network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.3, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on a system running the affected Microsoft Edge version. This can 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 advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58284 for detailed patching instructions.
CVE-2026-58284: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Improper authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-58284 is an improper authorization vulnerability (CWE-285) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that enables an attacker without privileges to execute code remotely over a network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.3, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on a system running the affected Microsoft Edge version. This can 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 advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58284 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-2026-58284","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a48210227e9c79719accbe5
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:18 UTC
Last enriched: 07/03/2026, 21:06:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/04/2026, 02:11:31 UTC
Views: 7
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