Security features bypass in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2022-33680
Published: June 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64837
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33680
CWE-ID: CWE-254
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 an error when processing HTML pages. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass browser's sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-33680
Install updates from vendor's website.