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CVE-2026-70309 (GCVE-0-2026-70309)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 17:45 – Updated: 2026-09-16 16:26
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
Origin validation error in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature 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 · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 20:14 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Affected: 1.0.0.0 , < 150.0.4078.65 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-08-28 14:00
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