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CVE-2024-43496:
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Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-43496) was disclosed on September 19, 2024. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Edge versions up to (excluding) 129.0.2792.52 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) from NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Microsoft Corporation assessed it with a score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) according to Microsoft Corporation (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability according to the NIST CVSS score, while Microsoft's assessment indicates only confidentiality impact (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability in Microsoft Edge version 129.0.2792.52. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Microsoft Learn).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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