CVE-2022-33639
CVSS 3.1 Score 8.3 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Jun 29, 2022
Updated: Jan 2, 2025
Summary
CVE-2022-33639 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Edge browsers based on Chromium. Successful exploitation allows attackers to gain higher system privileges, potentially enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data. The vulnerability exists due to an improper access control mechanism, and Microsoft has released a security update to address the issue. Users are strongly encouraged to install the patch to protect their systems from potential attacks.
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Affected Products
- Microsoft Edge Chromium
Affected Vendors
- Microsoft