CVE-2025-21408: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Edge - Chromium

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Unlikely

Patch Tuesday

2025-Feb

Released

2025-02-06

EPSS Score

0.36% (percentile: 58.3%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the victim user to click a malicious link so that the attacker can initiate remote code execution on the renderer process. What is the version information for this release? Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 133.0.3065.51 2/6/2025 133.0.6943.53/54

Affected Products (1)

Browser

• Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://x.com/eternalsakura13">Nan Wang(@eternalsakura13)</a>

Revision History

• 2025-02-06: Information published.