Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-38219
CVE-2024-38219:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38219, was disclosed on August 12, 2024. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Edge versions up to (excluding) 127.0.2651.98 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Type Confusion issue (CWE-843), which involves access of resource using incompatible type. The severity assessment varies, with NIST assigning a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Microsoft assigned a medium severity score of 6.5 with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems running Microsoft Edge. The impact assessment indicates potential for high confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches according to NIST's evaluation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability in Microsoft Edge version 127.0.2651.98. Users are advised to update their browser to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Microsoft Edge Release Notes).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management