CVE-2026-58523: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Improper access control in Microsoft Edge for Android allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) on Android devices. It enables an attacker without privileges to bypass a security control remotely over a network. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can bypass a security feature remotely, potentially leading to unauthorized access to confidential information. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix provided by Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Since an official patch is available, updating to the fixed version is the recommended mitigation.
CVE-2026-58523: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Improper access control in Microsoft Edge for Android allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) on Android devices. It enables an attacker without privileges to bypass a security control remotely over a network. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can bypass a security feature remotely, potentially leading to unauthorized access to confidential information. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix provided by Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Since an official patch is available, updating to the fixed version is the recommended mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T04:33:41.869Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a483c9d27e9c79719d7f5ab
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 22:50:05 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 13:00:29 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 17:22:03 UTC
Views: 195
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