Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2024-21337

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2024-21337

Published: January 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85344
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21337
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file with the browser and compromise the affected system.


Affected software

Microsoft Edge

How to mitigate CVE-2024-21337

Install updates from vendor's website.

Microsoft Edge - update to 120.0.2210.133

External References

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