CVE-2023-36022

Code execution after user interaction

Published Nov 3, 2023 · Updated Oct 9, 2025

Remote code execution in Microsoft Edge before 119.0.2151.44 and Extended Stable before 118.0.2088.88 allows attackers to execute code. Microsoft has not published the affected browser component or the wrong operation performed on untrusted content. Exploitation requires a local attack path and user interaction and can expose data, alter data, and interrupt the browser.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability1.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft Edge before 119.0.2151.44 and Extended Stable before 118.0.2088.88 allows attackers to execute code. Microsoft has not published the affected browser component or the wrong operation performed on untrusted content. Exploitation requires a local attack path and user interaction and can expose data, alter data, and interrupt the browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-36022
Published
Nov 3, 2023
Updated
Oct 9, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Classifications
CWE-94, T1204
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 9, 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 <118.0.2088.88
  2. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <119.0.2151.44

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)version=1.0.0 <118.0.2088.88; version=1.0.0 <119.0.2151.44

Published CVSS scores

6.6Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1204User Execution

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