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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-35796 – Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-35796

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2022-35796

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 104.0

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.

Microsoft Security TechCenter

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