CVE-2022-33680

CVSS 2.0 Score 5.1 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jul 7, 2022
Updated: Jan 2, 2025

Summary

CVE-2022-33680 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Edge browsers based on Chromium. This weakness allows an attacker to exploit the browser and gain higher access privileges than intended. Successful exploitation could lead to the installation of unauthorized software, data theft, or unauthorized system access. Users are encouraged to apply the available security patch as soon as possible to protect against potential attacks. Microsoft has released a security update to address this issue.

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Affected Products

  • Microsoft Edge Chromium

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft

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