Microsoft Edge Update Setup (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (May 2025)
🗓️ 23 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for Link Following in Microsoft | 23 May 202517:46 | – | githubexploit | |
| June Microsoft Patch Tuesday | 10 Jun 202521:49 | – | avleonov | |
| The vulnerability in the software for automatic checking of updates for the Microsoft Edge Update browser lies in the improper handling of symbolic links before accessing the file. This allows a malicious actor to elevate their privileges to a system level. | 28 May 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-47181 | 22 May 202522:50 | – | circl | |
| Microsoft Edge 后置链接漏洞 | 22 May 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Update elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2025-23057) | 3 Jun 202500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2025-47181 | 22 May 202522:03 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-47181 Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | 22 May 202522:03 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2025-20524 | 3 Oct 202520:07 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2025-47181 | 1 Sep 202603:42 | – | kitploit |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:microsoft:edge_update_setup";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.836358");
script_version("2025-05-23T15:42:02+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-47181");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-05-23 15:42:02 +0000 (Fri, 23 May 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-05-22 22:15:30 +0000 (Thu, 22 May 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-05-23 16:50:24 +0530 (Fri, 23 May 2025)");
script_name("Microsoft Edge Update Setup (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (May 2025)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Edge Update Setup (Chromium-based)
is prone to an elevation of privilege vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to elevate privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Edge Update Setup (Chromium-based) prior to version 1.3.195.61.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please
see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47181");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("gb_microsoft_edge_update_setup_chromium_based_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Mseus/Win/detected");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"1.3.195.61")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"1.3.195.61", install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);Data
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23 May 2025 00:00Current
7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00563
SSVC