CVE-2021-31982Network attack vector

User-assisted browser security bypass

Published Jun 30, 2023 · Updated Feb 28, 2025

Security feature bypass in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) before 91.0.864.37 allows remote attackers to bypass an unspecified browser safeguard. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected Edge component or the incorrect operation performed on attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires user interaction, and the published record identifies no narrower consequence than the security feature bypass.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Security feature bypass in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) before 91.0.864.37 allows remote attackers to bypass an unspecified browser safeguard. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected Edge component or the incorrect operation performed on attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires user interaction, and the published record identifies no narrower consequence than the security feature bypass.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-31982
Published
Jun 30, 2023
Updated
Feb 28, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Classifications
CWE-693, T1204
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <91.0.864.37

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)version=1.0.0 <91.0.864.37

Published CVSS scores

8.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1204User Execution

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