Microsoft Edge privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-36931. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version now known). It has been classified as critical. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

The weakness was disclosed 07/22/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-36931. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

07/19/2021 🔍
07/22/2021 +3 days 🔍
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08/26/2021 +34 days 🔍
08/11/2026 +1811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: Microsoft
CVE: CVE-2021-36931 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181572

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2021 00:19
Updated: 08/11/2026 12:30
Changes: 08/27/2021 00:19 (26), 08/27/2021 00:23 (24), 09/01/2021 08:59 (3), 08/11/2026 12:30 (45)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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