CERT-In warns of high severity threat in Microsoft Edge

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has shared concerns regarding a vulnerability in Microsoft Edge browser, warning Microsoft users about the new security threat.

These vulnerabilities could be exploited by a remote attacker to gain elevated privilege and bypass security restrictions on the targeted system. With a high severity rating, any security issue can be only fixed if users update the Edge browser version in the system.

Microsoft Edge browsers running on versions before 109.0.1518.61 run the risk of this security issue, which could leave them vulnerable to bad actors. If the attackers get system privileges after bypassing the security, they can easily infect the device with malware to steal information or spy on the user.

Microsoft has already issued an update to patch this security vulnerability and users would need the Microsoft Edge version 109.0.1518.61 which is available via Microsoft. Edge has slowly become one of the preferred web browsers for Windows users, making the platform the third most popular web browser globally, overtaking Mozilla’s Firefox to this position.