Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A malicious website or network-delivered page could make Microsoft Edge for Android display critical information misleadingly, potentially convincing a user to trust the wrong destination or action. Successful abuse requires user interaction. The documented impact is limited to low integrity loss, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a normal-priority mobile browser update, accelerated for executives, administrators, finance staff, and other phishing-sensitive users. The moderate score and required user interaction reduce urgency, but deceptive browser displays can support convincing social-engineering attacks.
Technical view
CVE-2026-40416 is a CWE-451 user-interface misrepresentation vulnerability in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge for Android. It is remotely reachable without authentication or prior privileges, but requires user interaction. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The supplied affected-version data lists only 1.0.0.0, leaving practical build coverage unclear.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where Android users browse untrusted links using Microsoft Edge. Risk increases for phishing-prone, mobile, privileged, or payment-authorising users. The supplied record does not clearly identify the complete affected build range, so organisations should compare deployed versions with Microsoft's advisory.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not establish active exploitation, and the vulnerability is not identified as CISA KEV in the bundle. Exploitation would require a user to view and act upon misleading interface information delivered over a network. No exploit mechanics are provided or inferred.
Researcher notes
The record identifies UI misrepresentation under CWE-451 but provides insufficient detail to determine the exact visual element, triggering conditions, or complete affected-version range. The remediation reference is Microsoft's advisory; no independent exploit evidence is supplied. Testing should remain defensive and focus on version verification and expected browser identity presentation.
Mitigation direction
- Review Microsoft's CVE advisory for the corrected Edge for Android release.
- Update managed Android devices to the vendor-recommended Edge version.
- Enforce timely mobile application updates through endpoint or mobility management.
- Reinforce phishing guidance where displayed browser identity or destination information appears inconsistent.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Microsoft Edge versions installed across managed Android devices.
- Compare discovered versions with the affected and corrected builds in Microsoft's advisory.
- Confirm application-update policies are enabled and successfully reaching Android devices.
- Review mobile security telemetry for suspicious links followed by sensitive user actions.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C2.81.4microsoftVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) for Android Spoofing VulnerabilityCVE reference, microsoft · vendor-advisory, patch
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CWE details
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User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.