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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-31937
CVE-2021-31937:
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Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-31937, affects versions prior to 91.0.864.37. The vulnerability was initially recorded on April 30, 2021, and has been assigned by Microsoft Corporation (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.2 (HIGH), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N. This indicates a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges but user interaction, with the potential for high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to elevation of privilege in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), potentially allowing attackers to gain higher privileges than intended. The impact includes high confidentiality breach potential and low integrity impact, as indicated by the CVSS scoring (Microsoft Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 91.0.864.37 or later to mitigate the risk (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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