CVE-2022-23262
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-23262) was disclosed on February 7, 2022. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) versions up to (excluding) 98.0.1108.43 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 6.3 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. The CVSS 2.0 Base Score is 6.8 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve elevation of privilege in Microsoft Edge. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low severity for each component, as indicated by the CVSS vector (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 98.0.1108.43 or later to mitigate the risk (NVD).

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