CVE-2026-85892
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') 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
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-85892- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-77693
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-77693- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pgmq-p7jh-9wh6
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in...
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-pgmq-p7jh-9wh6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-85892- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-85892 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Edge (chromium-based), published September 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.