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The chromium web authentication tag covers a Chromium Web Authentication security issue affecting Microsoft Edge through its Chromium-based browser engine. Tagged coverage focuses on CVE-2026-12443, a use-after-free vulnerability documented by Microsoft in the Security Update Guide, and the related fix included in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.155. It also explains why a vulnerability in shared open-source Chromium code can affect more than one browser, including Edge on Windows. For practical troubleshooting, the discussion points administrators and users to Edge’s edge://settings/help page to check the installed browser version and confirm whether the relevant security fix is present.
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    CVE-2026-12443 and Edge: Chromium WebAuth UAF Fix—How to Verify Your Version

    Microsoft documented CVE-2026-12443 in the Security Update Guide because the bug is in Chromium’s open-source Web Authentication code, Google Chrome fixed it in version 149.0.7827.155, and Microsoft Edge inherits that code through its Chromium-based browser engine. The practical answer is...
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