Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU17585

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2019-0649

Published: February 12, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17585

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0649

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and gain elevated privileges to conduct additional attacks.

Affected software

Microsoft Edge
ChakraCore

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0649

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0649

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