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CVE-2023-28261:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-28261) was discovered and disclosed in early 2023. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Edge browser versions up to (excluding) 111.0.1661.54 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.7 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N. This indicates a local attack vector requiring high attack complexity, with no privileges required and no user interaction needed. The vulnerability can lead to high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact, with no availability impact (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve elevation of privilege in Microsoft Edge. The impact assessment indicates potential for high confidentiality breach and low integrity compromise (MSRC).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released a security update to address this vulnerability in Microsoft Edge version 111.0.1661.54. Users are advised to update their Microsoft Edge browser to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Gentoo Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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