CVE-2022-26912: 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

1.90% (percentile: 83.2%)

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. Why is the severity for this CVE rated as Moderate, but the CVSS score is 8.3? Per our severity guidelines, the amount of user interaction or preconditions required to allow this sort of exploitation downgraded the severity. The CVSS scoring system doesn't allow for this type of nuance. 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.