CVE-2024-38222: CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-38222 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) related to CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions). The vulnerability allows unauthorized information disclosure due to improper default permissions settings. It affects version 1.0.0 of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. Microsoft has provided an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38222 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38222: CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-38222 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) related to CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions). The vulnerability allows unauthorized information disclosure due to improper default permissions settings. It affects version 1.0.0 of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. Microsoft has provided an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) version 1.0.0. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38222 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.224Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38222","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6c74b7ef31ef0b564397
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:41:08 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:48:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 49
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