Forging a Microsoft Edge Full Chain with Logic Bugs Only(blog.orange.tw)
243 points by austinallegro 1 day ago | 39 comments
tl;dr: Orange Tsai chained five logic bugs and two Windows features into a fully handcrafted, 0-click Microsoft Edge sandbox escape for Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, earning $175K and a Pwnie Award. The chain starts with an overlooked Navigation Throttle flaw (EdgeCAGuidanceNavigationThrottle) that yields a universal XSS bypassing CSP, bypasses origin/popup/sign-in/email-leak checks via a CORS misconfiguration and OneAuth auto sign-in, then abuses Immersive Reader's privileged read:// scheme to get arbitrary file write, overwriting protocols.json to auto-launch telnet:// and achieve code execution via PATH hijacking — all with zero memory corruption and no AI assistance.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Admiration for Orange Tsai's skill and the elegance of a pure logic-bug chain
  • ↑Appreciation for the clarity and quality of the technical writeup
  • ↑Disgust at Edge's aggressive auto sign-in and profile creation behavior
  • ↑Concern that browser/site integration features create dangerous attack surface
  • ↑Criticism of Microsoft specifically for degrading Chromium with risky additions