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CVE-2026-12443 is discussed here as a Chromium WebAuth use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability affecting Microsoft Edge through its Chromium-based browser engine. The tagged coverage explains why the issue appears in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide even though the underlying code is open source and also used by Chrome. It focuses on practical verification: checking the installed Edge version through edge://settings/help and comparing it with the fixed Chromium release identified in the discussion. This tag is useful for Windows administrators and users tracking browser security updates, understanding the relationship between Chromium fixes and Edge, and confirming whether an installed browser version includes the relevant protection.
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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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