PT-2023-1978 · Microsoft · Edge

Koh M. Nakagawa · Published 2023-03-23 · Updated 2025-01-01 · CVE-2023-28261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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

Description The issue is related to synchronization errors, specifically a "race condition" scenario, which can be exploited to elevate privileges.

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

LPE

Race Condition

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-01601

CVE-2023-28261

Affected Products

Edge

References · 9

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28261 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-01601 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023032501 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58800 · Telegram Post
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/63008 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/105919 · Telegram Post