CVE-2023-36878

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? The attacker would be able to bypass the protection in Edge that does not block <img> tags which may contain blocked websites to be loaded. If an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability it could load a malicious image file.

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.

Additionally, an attacker could convince a local user to open a malicious file. The attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.

What is the version information for this release?