Privilege escalation in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-0241
Published: May 9, 2017 / Updated: May 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6473
CSH Severity: Low
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-2017-0241
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper rendering of domain-less page in the URL by Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, gain elevated privileges, perform actions in the context of the Intranet Zone and access functionality that is not typically available to the browser when browsing in the context of the Internet Zone.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.Affected software
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0241
Install update from vendor's website.