BSI Issues Security Alert for Microsoft Edge: Multiple Vulnerabilities Expose Users to Potential Code Execution and Privilege Escalation

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has issued a security advisory regarding Microsoft Edge, highlighting multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a local attacker to gain user privileges or execute arbitrary code on MacOS X and Windows systems.

  • The vulnerabilities are tracked under CVE-2025-29795 and CVE-2025-29806.

  • The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) rates the risk as "medium" with a base score of 7.8.

  • Microsoft has released security updates and workarounds to address these issues.

  • Users are advised to review Microsoft's Security Update Guide for the latest recommendations.

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