Home Computing News A researcher found Edge exposes all saved passwords in cleartext memory throughout every session. Microsoft If you save your passwords in Microsoft Edge , here’s something you should know. Every time you open the browser, it decrypts all your saved passwords and loads them into memory in cleartext, where they stay for your entire session. That means your passwords are sitting unprotected in your device’s memory even if you never visit any of the sites they belong to. Security researcher Tom Rønning discovered this behavior and reported it to Microsoft . However, the company responded by saying the behavior is by design. Microsoft Edge loads all your saved passwords into memory in cleartext — even when you’re not using them. pic.twitter.com/ci0ZLEYFLB — Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning (@L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N) May 4, 2026 Edge is the only Chromium browser that saves your password in this manner Microsoft Edge is built on Chromium , the same open-source base that powers Google Chrome .…