Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2022-41115

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70038

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41115

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error. A local user can force the Edge Updater to run as SYSTEM and escalate privileges on the 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://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41115

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