High Threat Security Alert (A23-12-17): Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge

Description:

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

Reports indicate that the remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-7024) is being exploited in the wild. System administrators and users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Edge prior to version 120.0.2210.91

Impact:

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

Recommendation:

System administrators and users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge to version 120.0.2210.91 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#december-21-2023

More Information:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#december-21-2023
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-edge-remote-code-execution-vulnerability_20231222
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7024