CVE-2026-17940
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft Edge. They allow an attacker to cause an unspecified security issue by the publisher.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities allowing an attacker to cause an unspecified security issue.
- Who is affected
- Microsoft Edge users on the August 4, 2026 release and prior versions.
- Urgency
- Moderate; multiple CVEs reported without exploitation details but advisory is recent.
- Action
- Update Microsoft Edge to the latest patched version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (August 4, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-04
- criticalCVE-2026-17940: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Picture-in-Picture in Google Chrome on Android p…nvd · 2026-07-30
- unknownCVE-2026-17940: Chromium: CVE-2026-17940 Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Picture-in-Picturemsrc · 2026-07-14
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