Race condition in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2022-33639
Published: June 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64670
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33639
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, bypass browser sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-33639
Install updates from vendor's website.