Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2017-0241 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by KB4019473, released May 9, 2017. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
<p>A vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge renders a domain-less page in the URL, which could allow Microsoft Edge to perform actions in the context of the Intranet Zone and access functionality that is not typically available to the browser when browsing in the context of the Internet Zone.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to browse to a maliciously created webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the use of domain-less pages generated in the URL bar by the browser.</p>
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | |||
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | 10586.916 | KB4019473 | May 9, 2017 |
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.916 | KB4019473 | May 9, 2017 |
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.1198 | KB4019472 | May 9, 2017 |
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.1198 | KB4019472 | May 9, 2017 |
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | KB4016871 | May 9, 2017 | |
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | KB4016871 | May 9, 2017 | |
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17394 | KB4019474 | May 9, 2017 |
| Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17394 | KB4019474 | May 9, 2017 |
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