Recorded 2 Nov 2026 at 16:27 UTC. This is what ChangeIntel recorded, including the title, summary, facts and links. It is not a statement of the source's current position. See the latest record.

The historical field “Public exploit code” recorded Nuclei detection-template membership. It did not establish exploit availability. The original recorded fields remain below.

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Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

What it said

CVE: CVE-2026-96203
Severity: Important
CVSS base score: 8.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploitation detected: No known exploitation (MSRC assessment)
Publicly disclosed: No (MSRC assessment)
Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
Component: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Weakness: CWE-416: Use After Free
Issued by: Microsoft
Customer action: Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
Affected products: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Updates that fix it: No KB listed
CISA KEV: Not listed in the collected catalog
EPSS: 0.6%; scored 1 Nov 2026
Public detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
Published: 26 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC
Last revised: 26 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC
Revision note: Information published.
Public exploit code: No Nuclei template listed

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Source evidence when recorded

Microsoft security releases: IncompleteRead 2 Nov 2026 at 15:22 UTC
CISA KEV: Complete at observationRead 2 Nov 2026 at 16:25 UTC
FIRST EPSS: IncompleteRead 2 Nov 2026 at 15:22 UTC
Public detection templates (Nuclei): IncompleteRead 2 Nov 2026 at 15:22 UTC

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What changed

Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
2 Nov 2026
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed · Customer action: Required: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance · Public disclosure: No → No (MSRC assessment) · Exploitation detected: Not reported by MSRC → No known exploitation (MSRC assessment)
29 Oct 2026

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2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 00:36:51 UTC EPSS0.6%; scored 31 Oct 2026 → 0.6%; scored 1 Nov 2026
31 Oct 2026 · 18:22:15 UTC EPSS0.6%; scored 30 Oct 2026 → 0.6%; scored 31 Oct 2026
30 Oct 2026 · 18:02:45 UTC EPSSNo EPSS score collected → 0.6%; scored 30 Oct 2026
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC EPSSNot scored → No EPSS score collected
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Customer actionRequired: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Publicly disclosedNo → No (MSRC assessment)
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Exploitation detectedNot reported by MSRC → No known exploitation (MSRC assessment)