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CVE-2026-66324: CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path in Microsoft Microsoft Edge for Android

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-66324cvecve-2026-66324cwe-73
Published: 08/28/2026 (08/28/2026, 17:45:32 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Edge for Android

Description

External control of file name or path in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

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

Microsoft Edge for Android

Affected versions
>=1.0.0.0 <152.0.4191.52

Microsoft

Microsoft Edge for iOS

Affected versions
>=1.0.0.0 <152.0.4191.52

Microsoft

Microsoft Edge for Linux

Affected versions
>=1.0.0 <152.0.4191.52

Microsoft

Microsoft Edge for MAC

Affected versions
>=1.0.0.0 <152.0.4191.52

Microsoft

Microsoft Edge for Windows

Affected versions
>=1.0.0.0 <152.0.4191.52

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 10/06/2026, 21:22:28 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-66324 affects Microsoft Edge for Android (Chromium-based). It involves external control of file name or path (CWE-73), which can be exploited by an unauthorized attacker to conduct spoofing attacks over a network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to spoof content or URLs in Microsoft Edge for Android, potentially misleading users or causing them to interact with malicious content. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the latest updates to Microsoft Edge for Android to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66324 for detailed patch information and update instructions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2026-07-24T18:06:51.296Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66324","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 6a91e40eacd9273b4942e84d

Added to database: 08/28/2026, 19:39:58 UTC

Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 21:22:28 UTC

Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:56:59 UTC

Views: 58

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