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CVE-2022-26895:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) was found to contain an Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-26895. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 11, 2022, and affects Microsoft Edge browser based on Chromium (CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v2.0 base score of 5.0 (Medium), with the vector string AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P, indicating that the vulnerability is network accessible but requires high complexity to exploit, with no authentication required, and can potentially impact partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the Microsoft Edge browser context (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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