CVE-2025-21283
Published: 06 February 2025
Description
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Security Summary
CVE-2025-21283 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, the Chromium-based web browser. Published on 2025-02-06, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5, with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, and is linked to CWE-1222 as well as NVD-CWE-noinfo.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity by tricking a user into some form of interaction, such as visiting a malicious webpage. Successful exploitation enables remote code execution within the browser's context, resulting in high confidentiality impact while having no integrity or availability effects.
Microsoft's Security Response Center has issued an update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21283, where security practitioners and users are directed to apply the available patches to mitigate the issue.
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