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Medium MSRC-CVE-2022-33636 1 CVE

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Aug 9, 2022 · Updated Aug 5, 2022

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Moderate. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

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 win a race condition.

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability via the Network?
An attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to exploit the vulnerability through Microsoft Edge and then convince a user to view the website. However, in all cases an attacker would have no way to force a user to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince a user to take action, typically by an enticement in an email or instant message, or by getting the user to open an attachment sent through email.

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.

What is the version information for this release?
104.0.1293.47: 104.0.1293.47, 8/5/2022: 8/5/2022, 104.0.5112.79/80/81: 104.0.5112.79/80/81

Security updates
104.0.1293.47 — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security

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