CVE-2023-28261
published 2023-04-27CVE-2023-28261: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP428medium5.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRNUINSUCHILAN
EPSS
0.62%
46.3th percentile
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | edge_chromium | < 110.0.1587.78 | 110.0.1587.78 |
| microsoft | edge_chromium | < 111.0.1661.54 | 111.0.1661.54 |
| microsoft | microsoft_edge | >= 1.0.0 < 111.0.1661.54 | 111.0.1661.54 |
| microsoft | microsoft_edge_extended_stable | >= 1.0.0 < 110.0.1587.78 | 110.0.1587.78 |
| msrc | microsoft_edge | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_extended_stable | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
vendor_msrc5.7MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2023-03-14·CVSS 5.7
CVE-2023-28261 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition and also to take additional actions prior to exploitation to prepare the target environment.
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?
A domain user could use this vulnerability to elevate privileges to SYSTEM assigned integrity level.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metrics, the attack vector is local (AV:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
An attacker must have loaded the malicious executable onto the victim's machine through social engineering first.
GHSA
GHSA-q54w-3c98-xjcg: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-04-27
CVE-2023-28261 [MEDIUM] CWE-269 GHSA-q54w-3c98-xjcg: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2023-04-27
Published