Microsoft Edge Local Privilege Escalation

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5.2$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Edge. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-28261. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. 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 presented 03/25/2023. The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-28261 since 03/13/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/01/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.7
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/13/2023 🔍
03/25/2023 +12 days 🔍
03/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/01/2025 +648 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223998

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2023 09:24
Updated: 01/01/2025 02:30
Changes: 03/25/2023 09:24 (35), 01/01/2025 02:30 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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