PT-2021-3742 · Microsoft · Edge

Abdelhamid Naceri · Published 2021-07-22 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-36928

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in creating connections with directories in the Edge Installer component of Microsoft Edge, allowing an attacker to potentially elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Link Following

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-03995

CVE-2021-36928

ZDI-21-936

Affected Products

Edge

References · 8

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36928 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-03995 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36928 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-936 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36928 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36928 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/27920 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/27913 · Telegram Post