CVE-2026-58300: CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Edge for Android allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-36) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) for Android allows an attacker to perform absolute path traversal, enabling unauthorized local information disclosure. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access to the affected device can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information by traversing absolute file paths. This compromises confidentiality but does not affect integrity or availability. 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-2026-58300 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-58300: CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Edge for Android allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-36) in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) for Android allows an attacker to perform absolute path traversal, enabling unauthorized local information disclosure. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access to the affected device can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information by traversing absolute file paths. This compromises confidentiality but does not affect integrity or availability. 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-2026-58300 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T21:59:30.871Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58300","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a48210727e9c79719accdc4
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 20:52:23 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 14:14:05 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 15:57:52 UTC
Views: 106
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