Description:

Microsoft released a security update to address a vulnerability in Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerability.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Edge prior to version 116.0.1938.69

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to remote code execution on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge to version 116.0.1938.69 or later to address the issue.

The details of the security update can be found at:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#august-31-2023

More Information:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#august-31-2023
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-edge-remote-code-execution-vulnerability_20230904
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4572