Code Injection in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2022-26912
Published: April 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61802
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26912
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium
Gentoo Linux
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26912
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - update to 100.0.1185.29
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53