CVE-2026-57980 (GCVE-0-2026-57980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 21:29 – Updated: 2026-07-23 23:56
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Tampering Vulnerability
Summary
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Affected: 1.0.0.0 , < 150.0.4078.80 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-07-16 14:00
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