{"id":87130,"date":"2026-06-15T16:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-49741-microsoft-edge-information-disclosure-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49741-microsoft-edge-information-disclosure-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-49741: Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability CVE-2025-49741 is a critical security flaw discovered in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), allowing unauthorized attackers to disclose sensitive information over a network. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to all Edge users, as it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. Timely patching and adequate protective measures are essential to prevent any potential exploitation.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-49741
\nSeverity: High (7.4)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: Potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability would send specially crafted network requests to a target system running an unpatched version of Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability lies in the inadequate handling of such requests, which allows an attacker to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. It demonstrates a malicious HTTP request that an attacker might send to a vulnerable endpoint.<\/p>\n

GET \/sensitive\/data HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nCookie: sessionid=...\nUser-Agent: Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/58.0.3029.110 Safari\/537.3<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the attacker attempts to access sensitive data by sending a GET request to the target host. The server, running an unpatched version of Microsoft Edge, processes the request, potentially allowing the attacker to retrieve and disclose sensitive information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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