Security restrictions bypass in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2019-0938
Published: May 15, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18483
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0938
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, escape from the AppContainer sandbox and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in context of another domain.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0938
Install updates from vendor's website.