CVE-2024-26167: Microsoft Edge for Android Spoofing Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.3)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Spoofing
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2024-Mar
Released
2024-03-07
Last Updated
2024-03-14
EPSS Score
0.78% (percentile: 73.7%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to some loss of integrity (I:L)? What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cover and spoof elements of the UI. The modified information is only visual. Microsoft Edge Channel Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version Stable 122.0.2365.92 3/14/2024 122.0.6261.128/.129 Extended Stable 122.0.2365.92 3/14/2024 122.0.6261.128/.129 According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) containing a specially crafted file designed to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file. Is the update for Edge for Android currently available? The security update for Edge for Android is not immediately available. The update will be released as soon as possible, and when it is available, customers will be notified via a revision to this CVE information.

Affected Products (1)

Browser

  • Microsoft Edge for Android

Acknowledgments

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Revision History

  • 2024-03-07: Information published.
  • 2024-03-07: FAQ added to explain that the Edge for Android update is not immediately available. The update will be released as soon as possible, and when it is available, customers will be notified via a revision to this CVE information.
  • 2024-03-14: The security update 122.0.2365.92 for Edge for Android is now available. See the Security Updates table for more information.