Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2022 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2022-21970Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.7%top 14.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | 1.0.0 – before 97.0.1072.55 |
References
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21970 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred