CVE•Published 2026-08-28•Modified 2026-09-11•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-72984Microsoft · Edge_chromium
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
36
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 64% of all CVEs
Description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-28
Modified 2026-09-11
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-72984Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Microsoft Edge Chromium"All exposed Microsoft Edge Chromium instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Edge Chromium"HTTP body or banner mentions "Edge Chromium" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-72984Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-72984Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-72984Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-72984GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-72984" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-72984 on GitHub.