Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96196 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96196 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96196?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 29 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Edge.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96196?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-96196 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96196?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Edge. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability results from an incomplete list of disallowed inputs in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), allowing an attacker to bypass a security feature via network attack vector. The flaw permits unauthorized security feature circumvention without requiring authentication or user interaction.
Affected products
- Microsoft Edge
Timeline
- 2026-10-29: disclosed