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CVE-2022-21970:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-21970 is a Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that was discovered and disclosed in December 2021. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) browser (CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.0, indicating a high severity level. The attack vector is network-based with medium attack complexity and requires no authentication (CVSS:AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) (Rapid7).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the context of the Microsoft Edge browser, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released security updates to address this vulnerability in December 2021. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Microsoft Edge to protect against this vulnerability (Microsoft Learn).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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