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Medium MSRC-CVE-2022-29146 1 CVE

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Apr 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 28, 2022

Summary

Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Moderate. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

What is the version information for this release?
101.0.1210.32: 101.0.1210.32, 4/28/2022: 4/28/2022, 101.0.4951.41: 101.0.4951.41

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to take additional actions prior to exploitation to prepare the target environment.

Why is the severity for this CVE rated as Moderate, but the CVSS score is 8.3?
Per our severity guidelines, the amount of user interaction or preconditions required to allow this sort of exploitation downgraded the severity. The CVSS scoring system doesn't allow for this type of nuance.

According to the CVSS metric, a successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability?
This vulnerability could lead to a browser sandbox escape.

Security updates
101.0.1210.32 — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security

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