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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0938: Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0938: Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/14/2019
Created
05/15/2019
Added
05/14/2019
Modified
06/10/2024

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'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4499154
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4494440
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4499181
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4499179
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4499167
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4494441
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4497936
  • msft-kb4494440-4091b3b1-890f-4344-bf2c-cd6cc084a9a6
  • msft-kb4494441-5d824d81-f71c-4236-b44a-b1d3d3afac45
  • msft-kb4497936-10429ff2-9c14-4fb1-abdc-a105642cb1ad
  • msft-kb4499167-2ea0586a-8e8e-4677-bcd7-0d821e1f3e9c

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