CVE-2026-58300: CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
CVE-2026-58300 is an absolute path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) for Android that allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose local information. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.2. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-36) in Microsoft Edge for Android involves absolute path traversal, which enables an attacker without privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive local information. The vulnerability is confirmed and published with a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.2, indicating a medium impact primarily on confidentiality. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to disclose local information on the affected device without requiring privileges or user interaction. The integrity and availability of the system are not impacted. 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 for Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) on Android as detailed in the vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58300. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-58300: CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
CVE-2026-58300 is an absolute path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) for Android that allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose local information. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.2. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-36) in Microsoft Edge for Android involves absolute path traversal, which enables an attacker without privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive local information. The vulnerability is confirmed and published with a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.2, indicating a medium impact primarily on confidentiality. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to disclose local information on the affected device without requiring privileges or user interaction. The integrity and availability of the system are not impacted. 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 for Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) on Android as detailed in the vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58300. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
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: 07/03/2026, 21:08:00 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 21:11:19 UTC
Views: 3
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