The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 128.0.2739.42. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the August 22, 2024 advisory.

  - Microsoft Edge (HTML-based) Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38207)

  - Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38209, CVE-2024-38210)

  - Use after free in Passwords in Google Chrome on Android prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker     to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2024-7964)

  - Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2024-7965)

  - Out of bounds memory access in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker who     had compromised the renderer process to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-7966)

  - Heap buffer overflow in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2024-7967)

  - Use after free in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker who had     convinced the user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via a     crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-7968)

  - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.113 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-7969)

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap     corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-7971)

  - Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
    Medium) (CVE-2024-7972)

  - Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to     perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)     (CVE-2024-7973)

  - Insufficient data validation in V8 API in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker     to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity:
    Medium) (CVE-2024-7974)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote     attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)     (CVE-2024-7975)

  - Inappropriate implementation in FedCM in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to     perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2024-7976)

  - Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a     local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)     (CVE-2024-7977)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in Data Transfer in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote     attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to leak cross-origin data via a crafted     HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2024-7978)

  - Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a     local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity:
    Medium) (CVE-2024-7979, CVE-2024-7980)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Views in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to     perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2024-7981)

  - Inappropriate implementation in WebApp Installs in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed     an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious application to perform UI spoofing via a crafted     HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2024-8033)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Custom Tabs in Google Chrome on Android prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a     remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)     (CVE-2024-8034)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a     remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)     (CVE-2024-8035)

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

Detections

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Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 128.0.2739.42 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 206172

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Version 1.8 Nov 28, 2024, 6:57 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 9.6) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2024-7971") Plugin Feed: 202411280657
Version 1.7 Sep 26, 2024, 4:34 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202409261634
Version 1.6 Sep 10, 2024, 3:10 AM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202409100310
Version 1.5 Aug 30, 2024, 4:48 PM CISA reference Plugin Feed: 202408301648
Version 1.4 Aug 30, 2024, 9:57 AM IAVM reference STIG Severity (set to "I") Plugin Feed: 202408300957
Version 1.3 Aug 28, 2024, 11:02 PM CISA reference Plugin Feed: 202408282302
Version 1.2 Aug 27, 2024, 5:34 AM CISA reference CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C") CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C") Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "True") Exploit attributes ("Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available") Plugin Feed: 202408270534
Version 1.1 Aug 24, 2024, 2:14 AM New Plugin Feed: 202408240214