High Threat Security Alert (A21-07-10): Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Description:

Microsoft released a security update to address a vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). 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 vulnerability (CVE-2021-30563) is being exploited in the wild. You are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) prior to version 91.0.864.71

Impact:

A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) to version 91.0.864.71 or later to address the issue.

The list of security updates can be found at:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#july-19-2021

More Information:

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#july-19-2021
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30563