High Threat Security Alert (A22-04-18): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)


 

Published on: 19 April 2022

     
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Description:

Microsoft released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities 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 remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-1364) 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 100.0.1185.44

 

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution, elevation of privilege, information disclosure or security restriction bypass on an affected system.

 

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) to version 100.0.1185.44 or later to address the issue.

The list of security updates can be found at:

This link will open in a new windowhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#april-15-2022

 

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