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.

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Edge Chromium

CVE-2022-21970

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.025 (83.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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.