Use After Free in Microsoft Edge Chromium

CVE-2024-49023

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% 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-2024-49023: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49023?
CVE-2024-49023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-49023?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49023 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.