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zdiArthur Gerkis of Exodus Intelligence (@ax330d)ZDI-19-471
HistoryMay 15, 2019 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Edge DownloadOperation Sandbox Escape Vulnerability

2019-05-1500:00:00
Arthur Gerkis of Exodus Intelligence (@ax330d)
www.zerodayinitiative.com
15

EPSS

0.007

Percentile

80.5%

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.