CVE-2026-69446
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-69446- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-114242
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-114242- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jfw-hgqc-f449
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to...
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-6jfw-hgqc-f449- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-69446- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, products, references | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-69446 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Microsoft Edge (chromium-based), published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.