Steps to reproduce:

Author a webpage containing a figure and figcaption element. Add links to the figcaption element (as allowed in the HTML spec)
e.g. https://codepen.io/clanceyp/full/RweVbBj

Actual behavior:

NVDA announces "caption" multiple times through out the figcaption content
e.g. NVDA speaks "caption link [link label]" for each link element within a figcaption

Expected behavior:

NVDA announces "caption" a single time at the beginning of the figcaption content
e.g. NVDA speaks "link [link label]" for each link element within a figcaption

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

NA

System configuration

NA

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

installed

NVDA version:

2023.1

Windows version:

10

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

MS Edge 112.0.1722.58

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

No have not tried.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

no add-ons installed

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes