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Joseph Morgan
Date
16 August, 2023
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A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Edge web browser. The affected version of the browser is unknown, and the vulnerability has been classified as problematic. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The vulnerability was disclosed on 07/21/2023, and an advisory regarding this issue can be found at Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2023-38187 since 07/12/2023. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction by the victim. There are no technical details or exploits publicly available at this time. The current price for an exploit might be approximately USD $5k-$25k (estimated as of 07/21/2023).
Users are advised to upgrade their software to eliminate this vulnerability.
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