Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution?
This attack requires a user to open a specially crafted file from the attacker to initiate remote code execution.
There are multiple update packages available for some of the affected software. Do I need to install all the updates listed in the Security Updates table for the software?
Yes. Customers should apply all updates offered for the software installed on their systems. If multiple updates apply, they can be installed in any order.
Security updates
154.0.4258.37 — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Revision history
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#2
Added Edge software to the Security Updates table. Customers that are running supported version of Edge are encouraged to update to the indicated version to be protected from this vulnerability.
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#1
Information published.
References
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CVE-2026-85897 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85897
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss