CVE-2024-38218: Microsoft Edge (HTML-based) Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.4)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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
2024-Aug
Released
2024-08-08
EPSS Score
0.53% (percentile: 67.4%)

FAQ

What is the version information for this release? Microsoft Edge Channel Microsoft Edge Version Based on Chromium Version Date Released Stable 127.0.2651.98 127.0.6533.99/.100 8/8/2024 According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.

Affected Products (1)

Browser

  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Acknowledgments

Nan Wang(@eternalsakura13)

Revision History

  • 2024-08-08: Information published.