Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. This issue arises from improper neutralization of special elements in output, which can be exploited by a downstream component. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Edge versions through 148.0.3967.55.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain the same privileges as the user running the affected application.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to the latest version of Microsoft Edge. The security update is available through the Microsoft Edge Update mechanism.