CVE-2022-26908: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.3)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Edge - Chromium
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2022-Apr
Released
2022-04-01
EPSS Score
1.56% (percentile: 81.5%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to take additional actions prior to exploitation to prepare the target environment. What is the version information for this release? Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 100.0.1185.29 4/1/2022 100.0.4896.60

Affected Products (1)

Browser

  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://www.daviderceg.com/">David Erceg</a>

Revision History

  • 2022-04-01: Information published.