Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution

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5.6$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Edge. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-21970. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 01/06/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-21970. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2022).

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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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.1
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.1
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2021 🔍
01/06/2022 +21 days 🔍
01/06/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2022 +4 days 🔍
01/15/2022 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-21970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190159

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2022 22:54
Updated: 01/15/2022 07:03
Changes: 01/11/2022 22:54 (32), 01/11/2022 22:57 (21), 01/15/2022 06:48 (2), 01/15/2022 07:03 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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