Description
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | 1.0.0 – < 121.0.2277.98 | 121.0.2277.98 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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d0rb/CVE-2024-21388 ★ 6 · Mar 28, 2024
This Python script exploits a vulnerability (CVE-2024-21388) in Microsoft Edge, allowing silent installation of browser extensions with elevated privileges via a private API.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2024-0220 Microsoft Edge: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 18, 2024
- MSRC-CVE-2024-21388 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Microsoft Security Response Center · Jan 30, 2024