Is CVE-2023-28261 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-28261 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-28261?

CVE-2023-28261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-28261?

CVE-2023-28261 has an EPSS score of 0.62% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28261?

Upgrade Microsoft Edge to 110.0.1587.78 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-28261

MEDIUM

5.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

Microsoft EdgeWindows application

Affected:110.0.1587.78Fixed in:110.0.1587.78Microsoft Corporation

Affected:111.0.1661.54Fixed in:111.0.1661.54Microsoft Corporation

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

msrc.microsoft.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-28.