Privilege escalation in Microsoft Edge Chromium

CVE-2022-21970

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-21970: held from 0.025 to 0.025.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21970?
CVE-2022-21970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-21970?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-21970 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.