Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00202 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) (Microsoft): 152.0.4191.66
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) (Microsoft) Fixed in 152.0.4191.66
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | Fixed | 152.0.4191.66 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85892
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgmq-p7jh-9wh6
References
More Microsoft Edge Chromium vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-03781 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2025-12953 Memory corruption in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-04867 Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-07384 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-85892 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85892 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgmq-p7jh-9wh6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-85892 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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