Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge
CVE-2019-0938
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Edge — versions Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Edge On Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-Bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Edge On Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-Based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Edge On Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-Based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0938 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0938?
- CVE-2019-0938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2019-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0938?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0938 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.