Microsoft Edge up to 147.0.3912.60 User Interface clickjacking

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Edge. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component User Interface. Such manipulation leads to clickjacking. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-40416. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Edge. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component User Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-451. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

User interface (ui) misrepresentation of critical information in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-40416 since 04/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/24/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1566.003.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 314357 (Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 148.0.3967.55 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 148.0.3967.55 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (314357) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-29673). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Edge

Version

• 11.0.10240.16384
• 38.14393.0.0
• 38.14393.1066.0
• 98.0.1108.43
• 99.0.1150.30
• 102.0.1245.39
• 102.0.1245.41
• 103.0.1264.37
• 103.0.1264.44
• 104.0.1293.47
• 118.0.2088.88
• 118.0.2088.102
• 119.0.2151.44
• 119.0.2151.58
• 119.0.2151.72
• 120.0.2210.61
• 120.0.2210.77
• 120.0.2210.133
• 120.0.2210.160
• 121.0.2277.83
• 121.0.2277.98
• 122.0.2365.52
• 122.0.2365.63
• 122.0.2365.80
• 122.0.2365.92
• 122.0.2365.120
• 123.0.2420.53
• 123.0.2420.81
• 124.0.2478.51
• 124.0.2478.97
• 124.0.2478.109
• 126.0.2592.56
• 126.0.2592.68
• 126.0.2592.81
• 126.0.2592.102
• 127.0.2651.74
• 127.0.2651.98
• 127.0.2651.105
• 128.0.2739.42
• 129.0.2792.52
• 130.0.2849.46
• 131.0.2903.48
• 131.0.2903.63
• 131.0.2903.86
• 132.0.2957.115
• 132.0.2957.118
• 133.0.3065.51
• 133.0.3065.69
• 134.0.3124.51
• 134.0.3124.66
• 134.0.3124.93
• 135.0.3179.54
• 135.0.3179.98
• 136.0.3240.50
• 138.0.3351.65
• 140.0.3485.54
• 140.0.3485.71
• 140.0.3485.81
• 142.0.3595.53
• 143.0.3650.66
• 143.0.3650.88
• 143.0.3650.97
• 144.0.3719.82
• 145.0.3800.58
• 146.0.3856.59
• 146.0.3856.84
• 147.0.3912.60

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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