CVE-2026-13972

mediumCVSS 4.3covered by 2 sourcesfirst seen 2026-06-30

This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see Google Chrome Releases for more information.

CSIRTS triage

What: This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in Paint.
Who is affected: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) users are affected due to its reliance on Chromium.
Urgency: Remediation is necessary as it may lead to potential security issues, though exploitation status is currently unknown.
Action: Update to the latest version of Chromium or Microsoft Edge.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (2)

unknownCVE-2026-13972: Chromium: CVE-2026-13972 Inappropriate implementation in Paintmsrc · 2026-07-02
mediumCVE-2026-13972: Inappropriate implementation in Paint in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote…nvd · 2026-06-30

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NVD record for CVE-2026-13972

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