---
id: "CVE-2026-62765"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-62765"]
title: "Microsoft Edge: type confusion lets a remote attacker run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["desktop-users", "microsoft-edge", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["edge-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T22:17:29+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T22:29:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T22:30:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62765", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T22:29:29+00:00"}]
---

# Microsoft Edge: type confusion lets a remote attacker run code

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) mishandles a resource of an incompatible type, a flaw known as type confusion. An unauthorized attacker can exploit it over a network to execute code.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Open Edge and check the version under edge://settings/help and compare it with the patched release in the vendor's advisory
- unknown

## Fix

- Update Microsoft Edge to the latest Chromium-based release from Microsoft's security update guide
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T22:29:29+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62765

## From the sources

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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