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CVE-2026-66314: CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-66314cvecve-2026-66314cwe-367
Published: 08/03/2026 (08/03/2026, 22:53:12 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Description

CVE-2026-66314 is a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that could allow an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. The vulnerability affects version 1.0.0.0 of the product. A patch is available from Microsoft, and an official fix has been released to address this issue. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

microsoft.edge
pkg:nuget/microsoft.edge
Affected versions
=1.0.0.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/03/2026, 23:34:00 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is a TOCTOU race condition in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0.0. It allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network by exploiting the timing between the check and use of a resource. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue, as detailed in their security advisory.

Potential Impact

An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could disclose sensitive information over a network without authorization. The integrity and availability of the system are not impacted, but confidentiality is compromised. The vulnerability requires no privileges and low attack complexity but user interaction is required.

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) version 1.0.0.0 as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66314 for detailed patch information and update instructions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2026-07-24T18:06:51.295Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66314","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 6a7121fcbf32cb7a3462c061

Added to database: 08/03/2026, 23:19:24 UTC

Last enriched: 08/03/2026, 23:34:00 UTC

Last updated: 08/03/2026, 23:41:14 UTC

Views: 3

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