CVE-2026-45494: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.4)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Edge - Chromium
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
More Likely
Patch Tuesday
2026-May
Released
2026-05-15
Last Updated
2026-06-01
EPSS Score
0.30% (percentile: 21.8%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to some loss of confidentiality (C:L), and integrity (I:L) but lead to no loss of availability (A:N). What is the impact of this vulnerability? The Edge browser's tab-splitting feature, which allows users to browse two tabs simultaneously, only displays the domain prefix in the address bars instead of the full URL. This behavior can lead to phishing vulnerabilities, as attackers could exploit it to make malicious websites appear legitimate by mimicking trusted domain names. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have to open a web page that contained a malicious iframe. What is the version information for this release? Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 148.0.3967.70 05/15/2026 148.0.7778.168

Affected Products (1)

Browser

  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Acknowledgments

Orange Tsai (@orange_8361) of DEVCORE Research Team (@d3vc0r3) working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative

Revision History

  • 2026-05-15: Information published.
  • 2026-06-01: Acknowledgement added. This is an informational change only.