Chromium: CVE-2026-79123 Improper input validation in NTP Footer

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  "id": "6a46f3a5e11e86827b4a28c79b47a551da53c4b18db2a2af918303a95306f3d4",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-79123",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "other",
    "title": "Chromium: CVE-2026-79123 Improper input validation in NTP Footer",
    "summary": "The announcement says Chromium addresses this vulnerability and directs readers to Google Chrome Releases for more information; it does not specify a fixed version for Microsoft Edge.",
    "evidence": "Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability.",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)",
          "evidence": "Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability."
        },
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        "fixed_versions": [],
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-79123",
        "evidence": "Chromium: CVE-2026-79123 Improper input validation in NTP Footer"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 27406,
  "published_at": "2026-08-28T14:00:00+00:00"
}