Vulnerability · CVE-2026-85897
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Oct 16, 2026 · Microsoft
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-85897. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Microsoft with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Not in the current FIRST EPSS dataset
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Microsoft
Microsoft
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-85897
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-85897. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Microsoft with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS is absent from the current FIRST dataset. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 16, 2026 · CSAF Advisories
Detected
Microsoft
Sources
- CSAF AdvisoriesVendor advisorymsrc_CVE-2026-85897:CVE-2026-85897
Microsoft
msrc.microsoft.com - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85897
Official CVE identifier
cve.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.