Security Alert (A22-10-15): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge

Description:

Microsoft released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities 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 vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Edge prior to version 106.0.1370.47

Impact:

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

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge to version 106.0.1370.47 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#october-14-2022

More Information:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#october-14-2022
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-edge-multiple-vulnerabilities_20221017
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3445 (to CVE-2022-3447)
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3449 (to CVE-2022-3450)