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CVE-2026-96198high8.8

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Impact

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) versions before 154.0.4258.37 have a heap-based buffer overflow weakness. An attacker may execute code.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Affected packages

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Affected products

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Microsoft · microsoft

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

1 range
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affected

1.0.0.0 → before 154.0.4258.37

custom versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unknown

Original source description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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Evidence available

Package identity · not supplied
Version evidence
Remediation guidance · not supplied
Weakness classification
Additional publishers

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Original records

CVE-2026-96198

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-122 ↗

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

microsoft

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Environment requirements

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microsoft · platform conditions

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 1.0.0.0

Before: 154.0.4258.37

Original applicability statements
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            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionStartIncluding": "1.0.0.0",
            "versionEndExcluding": "154.0.4258.37"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
Contributing organizations · 2
microsoft

Assigning organization

2026-10-30
CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-10-30

What changed

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  1. CVE · CVE-2026-96198

    Observed 2026-10-30T18:55:24.743Z · upstream updated 2026-10-30T17:18:28.055Z

    Prioritization updated

    before

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        "name": "Exploitation",
        "value": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Automatable",
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        "name": "Technical Impact",
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    after

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    "timestamp": "2026-10-30T03:56:19.260768Z",
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        "name": "Exploitation",
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      {
        "name": "Technical Impact",
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      }
    ]
  }
]
  2. CVE · CVE-2026-96198

    Observed 2026-10-30T04:21:13.078Z · upstream updated 2026-10-30T03:56:18.780Z

    Prioritization updated

    before

    []

    after

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    "source": "CISA-ADP",
    "type": "SSVC",
    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-29T00:00:00+00:00",
    "decisions": [
      {
        "name": "Exploitation",
        "value": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Automatable",
        "value": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Technical Impact",
        "value": "total"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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References

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msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96198
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