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High MSRC-CVE-2024-38210 1 CVE

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Aug 13, 2024 · Updated Sep 19, 2024 · Revision 2

Summary

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

Details

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
Additionally, an attacker could convince a local user to open a malicious file. The attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation requires the victim to perform multiple steps to trigger the vulnerability.

What is the version information for this release?
Stable: Stable, 128.0.2739.42: 128.0.2739.42, 128.0.6613.84/.85: 128.0.6613.84/.85, 8/22/2024: 8/22/2024

Security updates
128.0.2739.42 — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security

Vulnerabilities 1

Revision history

  1. #2

    Updated CWE value. This is an informational change only.

  2. #1

    Information published.

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