--- title: Microsoft Edge Bug Could Have Allowed Attackers to... description: A security flaw in Microsoft Edge allowed attackers to install malicious extensions without user's knowledge by exploiting a private API. The flaw was patched... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-edge-bug-could-have-allowed-attackers-to-silently-install-malicious-extensions-l4p5ydhze twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft Edge Bug Could Have Allowed Attackers to Silently Install Malicious Extensions | daily.dev og:description: A security flaw in Microsoft Edge allowed attackers to install malicious extensions without user's knowledge by exploiting a private API. The flaw was patched... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-edge-bug-could-have-allowed-attackers-to-silently-install-malicious-extensions-l4p5ydhze og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/L4p5ydhZE.png og:image:alt: Microsoft Edge Bug Could Have Allowed Attackers to Silently Install Malicious Extensions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft Edge Bug Could Have Allowed Attackers to Silently Install Malicious Extensions **[The Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/thn)** · 3 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A security flaw in Microsoft Edge allowed attackers to install malicious extensions without user's knowledge by exploiting a private API. The flaw was patched in Edge stable version 121.0.2277.83 released on January 25, 2024. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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