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CVE-2025-21185:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) has been identified with an Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21185. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on January 17, 2025, and affects Microsoft Edge versions up to (excluding) 132.0.2957.115 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) according to Microsoft's assessment (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability primarily affects the confidentiality of the system as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H), while integrity and availability remain unaffected. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no privileges required (PR:N) (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update Microsoft Edge to version 132.0.2957.115 or later to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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