Security Alert (A22-05-07): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Description:

Microsoft released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) prior to version 101.0.1210.47

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) to version 101.0.1210.47 or later to address the issue.

The list of security updates can be found at:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#may-13-2022

More Information:

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#may-13-2022
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1634 (to CVE-2022-1640)