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CVE-2022-21954: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge (Chromium): before 97.0.1072.55 — fixed in 97.0.1072.55
• Microsoft Edge (Chromium): from 1.0.0 before 97.0.1072.55 — fixed in 97.0.1072.55

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 97.0.1072.55; Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 97.0.1072.55. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21954
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21954

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