CVE-2023-28261 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Medium 5.7
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28261 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-28261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, published on 27 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Edge Chromium. 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-2023-28261/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28261/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
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28261?
CVE-2023-28261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, published on 27 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Edge Chromium.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-33649 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-58289 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q54w-3c98-xjcg.