Security features bypass in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2022-44708

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69934

CSH Severity: High

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-2022-44708

CWE-ID: CWE-254

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, escape browser sandbox and compromise the affected system.

Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
www-client/chromium

Install updates from vendor's website.

Microsoft Edge - update to 108.0.1462.41
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 109.0.1518.61
www-client/chromium-bin - update to 109.0.5414.74
www-client/google-chrome - update to 109.0.5414.74
www-client/chromium - update to 109.0.5414.74-r1

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44708

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge
• Gentoo update for QtWebEngine