Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2022-21970
Published: January 7, 2022 / Updated: October 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59287
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21970
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21970
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - update to 97.0.1072.55