Security Alert (A23-01-13): 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 109.0.1518.61

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to privilege escalation or security restriction bypass on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge to version 109.0.1518.61 or later to address the issue.

The details of security updates can be found at:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#january-19-2023
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#january-13-2023

More Information:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#january-19-2023
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#january-13-2023
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21719
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21795