CVE-2019-0938

Microsoft Edge DownloadOperation Sandbox Escape Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.0

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Hay una vulnerabilidad de elevación de privilegios en Microsoft Edge que podría permitir a un atacante escapar de AppContainer sandbox en el navegador, también conocida como "vulnerabilidad de elevación de privilegios de Microsoft Edge".

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Edge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of messages passed from the renderer process to the broker process of Microsoft Edge. A crafted message can trigger execution of a privileged operation. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and escape the Microsoft Edge sandbox.

*Credits: Arthur Gerkis of Exodus Intelligence (@ax330d)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-11-26 CVE Reserved
2019-05-15 CVE Published
2024-07-20 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0938	2020-08-24

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	-	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1607"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1703 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1703"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1709 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1709"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1803 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1803"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1809 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1809"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"	1903 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1903"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016"	-	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Edge Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Edge"	-	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019"	-	-	Safe