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CVE-2023-36741: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-26 · updated 2026-08-10
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge (Chromium): before 116.0.1938.62 — fixed in 116.0.1938.62
• Microsoft Edge (Chromium): from 1.0.0.0 before 116.0.1938.62 — fixed in 116.0.1938.62

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 116.0.1938.62; Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 116.0.1938.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36741
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36741
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-05

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