What is CVE-2021-36928?

CVE-2021-36928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-36928?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-36928 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium

CVE-2021-36928

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

EPSS: 0.007 (50.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Edge_chromium
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36928?: CVE-2021-36928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-36928?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-36928 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.