High Threat Security Alert (A24-05-11): Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge

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.

Reports indicate that the remote code execution and denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-4761) 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 124.0.2478.105

Impact:

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

Recommendation:

System administrators and users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge to version 124.0.2478.105 or later to address the issue.

More Information:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#may-14-2024
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-4761