CVE-2023-36741
published 2023-08-26CVE-2023-36741: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP343high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.84%
76.8th percentile
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | edge_chromium | < 116.0.1938.62 | 116.0.1938.62 |
| microsoft | microsoft_edge | >= 1.0.0 < 116.0.1938.62 | 116.0.1938.62 |
| msrc | microsoft_edge | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc8.3HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-c774-q93c-r26f: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-26
CVE-2023-36741 [HIGH] GHSA-c774-q93c-r26f: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2023-08-08·CVSS 8.3
CVE-2023-36741 [HIGH] CWE-416 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
FAQ: Why is the severity for this CVE rated as Moderate, but the CVSS score is higher than normal?
Per our severity guidelines, the amount of user interaction or preconditions required to allow this sort of exploitation downgraded the severity, specifically it says, "If a bug requires more than a click, a key press, or several preconditions, the severity will be downgraded". The CVSS scoring system doesn't allow for this type of nuance.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially c
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2023-08-26
Published