vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0938: Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 14, 2019 | May 14, 2019 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 14, 2019
Added
May 14, 2019
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4499154microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4494440microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4499181microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4499179microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4499167microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4494441microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4497936microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4494440microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4494441msft-kb4497936-10429ff2-9c14-4fb1-abdc-a105642cb1ad
References
- CVE-2019-0938
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-0938
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4494440
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4494441
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4497936
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4499154
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4499167
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4499179
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4499181
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