CVE-2022-38012

Code execution after user interaction

Published Sep 13, 2022 · Updated Mar 11, 2025

Remote code execution in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) before 105.0.1343.25 allows attackers to execute code after user interaction. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles untrusted content. Exploitation requires high-complexity local preparation and crosses the browser security boundary, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) before 105.0.1343.25 allows attackers to execute code after user interaction. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles untrusted content. Exploitation requires high-complexity local preparation and crosses the browser security boundary, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38012
Published
Sep 13, 2022
Updated
Mar 11, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Classifications
T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <105.0.1343.25

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)version=1.0.0 <105.0.1343.25

Published CVSS scores

7.7Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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