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CVE-2022-26908:
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Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-26908) was disclosed on April 4, 2022. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) versions up to (excluding) 100.0.1185.29 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.3 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network accessibility with high attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The CVSS v2.0 score is 5.1 (MEDIUM) with the vector (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD, Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to elevation of privilege in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), potentially allowing an attacker to gain higher privileges than intended (MSRC).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 100.0.1185.29 or later to address this vulnerability (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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