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Microsoft Edge loads all your saved passwords into memory in cleartext

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Post by elnerd » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC

Microsoft Edge loads all your saved passwords into memory in cleartext
github.com

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Post by gnabgib » Wed, May 06, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

Discussion (622 points, 2 days ago, 223 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012735

Re: Microsoft Edge loads all your saved passwords into memory in cleartext

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Post by functionmouse » Wed, May 06, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC

> attackers can unlock your front door from the inside

if they're already that far in, who cares?

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