What is CVE-2021-36931?

CVE-2021-36931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-36931?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-36931 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Edge Chromium

CVE-2021-36931

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

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-2021-36931?: CVE-2021-36931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-36931?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-36931 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.