Microsoft has released the latest Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 80.0.361.62), which incorporates the latest Security Updates of the Chromium project. This update contains a fix for CVE-2020-6418, that has been reported by the Chromium team as having an exploit in the wild. For more information, see the Security Update Guide.
Security Update: Edge 80.0.361.62 released
Enhance your security on the web. Improvements to Enhance your security on the web in edge://settings/privacy now include Basic as the new default option. With this option, Microsoft Edge will apply added security protection to the less visited sites. This feature preserves the user experience for the most popular sites on the web. For more information, see Browse more safely with Microsoft Edge.
On February 25, security updates were released for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The open-source JavaScript and WebAssembly engines in V8 in Google Chrome before 80.0.3987.122 and Microsoft Edge browser before 80.0.361.62 are prone to a type confusion vulnerability (CVE-2020-6418), which allows attackers to access data in an unauthorized way, thereby executing malicious code. According to researchers, this vulnerability has been exploited for attacks before security updates were released. Currently, details have been made public available. Users of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers adopting V8 are advised to install the updates as soon as possible. 2ff7e9595c
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