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remote code execution
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Remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge and Chromium-based browsers are a recurring theme on WindowsForum, with multiple CVEs disclosed in July 2026 requiring patching to Edge version 150.0.4078.48. These include high-severity bugs like CVE-2026-58292, critical type confusion in CVE-2026-58289, and improper input validation in CVE-2026-57985. The discussions emphasize that browser RCEs demand fast patching due to limited public exploit details, and that mobile browsers like Edge for Android (CVE-2026-58299) pose similar risks. A ChromeOS Chromoting use-after-free (CVE-2026-13779) also highlights how remote-access code expands attack surfaces. For IT administrators, the consistent advice is to treat any unpatched Edge build as a security risk and prioritize updates.
Microsoft published CVE-2026-58292 on July 3, 2026, as a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, with Edge Stable 150.0.4078.48 identified as the patched release for Windows and other desktop channels. The advisory is thin on exploit detail, but that...
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-58289 on July 3, 2026, as a critical Microsoft Edge Chromium-based remote code execution vulnerability caused by type confusion, affecting Edge versions before 150.0.4078.48 and requiring administrators to treat the July 2 Stable Channel update as the practical fix...
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-58276 on July 3, 2026, as a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge affecting versions before 150.0.4078.48, with exploitation requiring user interaction and the fix landing in the July 2 Stable Channel update. The...
Google disclosed CVE-2026-13779 on June 30, 2026, as a Critical use-after-free flaw in Chromoting that affects Google Chrome on ChromeOS before version 150.0.7871.47 and can allow remote code execution through malicious network traffic. The entry, now reflected in the National Vulnerability...
Microsoft has listed CVE-2026-58299 as a Microsoft Edge for Android remote code execution vulnerability in the Security Update Guide, with the public record emphasizing confidence in the vulnerability’s existence while leaving the underlying technical mechanism largely undisclosed. That...
Microsoft has published CVE-2026-57988 as a Microsoft Edge Chromium-based remote code execution vulnerability in the MSRC Security Update Guide, with the browser’s July 2, 2026 Stable release listed separately by Microsoft Learn as Edge 150.0.4078.48. The important story is not merely that...
Microsoft released CVE-2026-57985 on July 3, 2026, describing it as an Important-severity Microsoft Edge Chromium-based remote code execution vulnerability caused by improper input validation and fixed in Edge version 150.0.4078.48, based on Chromium 150.0.7871.47. The dry phrasing hides a...
CVE-2026-57984 is a Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) remote code execution vulnerability listed by Microsoft’s Security Response Center in its Security Update Guide, affecting the browser line that ships with Windows and updates through Edge’s own release channel rather than the monthly Windows...
Microsoft’s CVE-2026-50521 advisory for Microsoft Edge, published in late June and updated around July 1, 2026, describes a high-severity Chromium-based remote code execution flaw and tells customers to install every update package offered for the Edge software present on their systems. That...
Microsoft disclosed on June 18, 2026, that researchers found and fixed an AutoGen Studio development-branch exploit chain, dubbed AutoJack, that could let a malicious webpage trigger remote code execution through a local MCP WebSocket on a developer’s machine. The immediate risk is narrower than...
CVE-2026-48574 is a Microsoft-tracked Windows Media remote code execution vulnerability disclosed through the Microsoft Security Response Center, affecting Windows media-handling components and carrying enough vendor-confirmed detail to merit prompt patching by Windows users and administrators...
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-47643 on June 9, 2026, as an Azure Stack Edge remote code execution vulnerability, assigning it a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and listing Azure Stack Edge as the affected product in its Security Update Guide. That is the plain answer, but it is not the whole story. The...
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-45635 on June 9, 2026 as an Important-rated Windows UPnP Device Host remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Universal Plug and Play stack, with public listings placing it in the June 2026 Patch Tuesday batch and assigning it a high CVSS score of 8.1. The...
Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 advisory for CVE-2026-45583 identifies a Microsoft Exchange Server remote code execution vulnerability, putting on-premises mail infrastructure back in the familiar position of needing fast patch triage despite limited public technical detail. The important part is not...
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-45599 on June 9, 2026, as a high-severity Windows UPnP Device Host remote code execution vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play’s upnp.dll, with an 8.1 CVSS score and patches released through the June Patch Tuesday security updates. The bug is not the loudest item...
Microsoft has published CVE-2026-45457 as a Microsoft Word remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Security Response Center’s Security Update Guide, putting another Office document-handling flaw on the June 2026 patch radar for Windows users, administrators, and security teams. The...
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-26142 on June 9, 2026, as a critical remote code execution flaw in Nuance PowerScribe and PowerScribe One caused by unsafe deserialization, allowing an unauthenticated network attacker to run code if affected systems remain exposed and unpatched in healthcare...
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-47654 on June 9, 2026, as a Critical remote code execution flaw in the Remote Desktop Client affecting supported Windows Server releases from 2016 through 2025, with updates issued through the June security release and no reported public disclosure or exploitation at...
Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-47652 identifies a Windows Hyper-V remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft’s virtualization stack, with the vendor’s own advisory serving as the authoritative confirmation that the flaw exists and has been assigned a...
Microsoft published CVE-2026-47298 on June 9, 2026, as a Microsoft SharePoint Server remote code execution vulnerability addressed through the June SharePoint security updates for Subscription Edition and SharePoint Server 2016. The most important word in that sentence is not remote or even...