Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-36787
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-08-21 20:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-08-10 16:18:29 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.017670000 probability, percentile 0.759920000 (date 2026-08-11)

Problem Types: CWE-416 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-416 CWE-416: Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Edge Chromium All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Microsoft Edge Chromium-based affected 1.0.0.0 116.0.1938.54 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Edge: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202402-05) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378795 Microsoft Edge Based on Chromium Prior to 116.0.1938.54 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 710855 Gentoo Linux Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202402-05)

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