CVE-2025-21185 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in Microsoft Edge to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher access levels on the 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-2025-21185?
CVE-2025-21185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Chromium, published on 17 Jan 2025. 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
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21185?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Edge Chromium.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21185?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-21185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge Chromium
- CVE-2024-21326 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-35618 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-36735 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 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-vvqc-c7cm-52wp.