{"id":"CVE-2026-88097","title":"Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"edge_chromium","affected":["edge_chromium < 153.0.4234.46"],"patched":["edge_chromium 153.0.4234.46"],"published":"2026-09-18","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T20:48:00.600","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88097","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88097","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-19T13:31:24.958680Z"},"epss":0.00256,"epssPercentile":0.17211,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-18T21:53:15.790Z","slug":"CVE-2026-88097","body":"## Overview\n\nUse after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `edge_chromium < 153.0.4234.46`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `edge_chromium 153.0.4234.46`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}