CVE-2021-26436 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Medium 6.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-26436 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-26436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 2 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Edge. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26436/index.md)
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in Microsoft Edge to elevate privileges on the affected system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-26436?
CVE-2021-26436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 2 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26436?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Edge.
How do I fix CVE-2021-26436?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-26436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgfp-7g8f-3v37.