Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2021-36931
Published: July 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55277
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-2021-36931
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote attacker can trick the victim to execute certain actions and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36931
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - update to 92.0.902.55