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CVE-2026-85892 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A local authorized attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) through a race condition.

Products
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85892
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
6 Nov 2026, 18:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85892 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 11 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A local authorized attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) through a race condition.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85892",
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    "summary": "A local authorized attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) through a race condition.",
    "evidence": "Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
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  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 26388,
  "published_at": "2026-09-11T14:00:00+00:00"
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