Microsoft Edge stores all passwords in memory in clear text, even when unused

Re:Microsoft Edge stores all passwords in memory in clear te... by IgorPartola on Monday May 04, 2026 @07:51PM (#48016444)

I think the point is that you can have arbitrary website read the browser’s memory so example.com can read the password for example.org and example.net.

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Re:Microsoft Edge stores all passwords in memory in clear te... by traderj0e on Monday May 04, 2026 @10:26PM (#48017421)

Or the computer's memory via Meltdown and Spectre-like attacks

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