Microsoft Edge up to 150.0.4078.50 improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-57980. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Edge and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.

The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-57980 since 06/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/18/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 150.0.4078.80 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-45344). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Edge

Version

• 3.3.2604.3097
• 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
• 148.0.3967.55
• 148.0.3967.70
• 149.0.4022.68
• 150.0.4078.48
• 150.0.4078.50

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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