CVE-2026-88097
Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges local…
Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Vendor
- microsoft
- Product
- edge chromium
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 (high), scored by NVD (primary)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 (high), scored by secure@microsoft.comCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-416
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- NVD modified
- 2026-09-24
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Not in the CISA KEV catalogue at the last update.
EPSS
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 16th)
FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS
CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.
References
- msrc.microsoft.com (Vendor Advisory)
Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.