Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 102.0.1245.39 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 161989

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Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 102.0.1245.39. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the June 9, 2022 advisory.

- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2022-22021)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 102.0.1245.39 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 161989

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_102_0_1245_39.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/9/2022

Updated: 3/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22021

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22021

Detections

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