Indian Govt Warns Microsoft Edge Users of 'Security Bypass' Risk, Urges Immediate Update

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News18•14-01-2026, 08:26
Indian Govt Warns Microsoft Edge Users of 'Security Bypass' Risk, Urges Immediate Update
- •Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a high-severity warning for Microsoft Edge users.
- •A security bypass vulnerability in Edge (Chromium-based) could lead to data theft and device security compromise.
- •The flaw, due to 'Insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView tag', can be exploited via specially crafted webpages.
- •Users of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) versions prior to 143.0.3650.139 are affected.
- •Update Edge immediately by navigating to 'Help and Feedback' then 'About Microsoft Edge' in the browser settings.
Why It Matters: Indian government warns Microsoft Edge users to update their browser immediately to fix a critical security flaw.
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