CVE-2026-88097
highUse after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vendor / product: Microsoft — edge chromium
Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-18 21:18
Modified: 2026-09-24 20:48
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:54 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
microsoft / edge_chromium <153.0.4234.46
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88097
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88097 secure@microsoft.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:54 UTC · record ↗