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CVE-2023-36735

Microsoft Edge - Chromium-based

Microsoft CVSS 9.6 Updated March 18, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) could allow an attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and system compromise. This vulnerability requires an attacker to have existing access to the system, but could be exploited to gain higher levels of access."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset edge.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: edge.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'edge.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Minimal, as the update can be applied during a maintenance window

Internal Work Notes

Apply Microsoft Edge update to mitigate Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36735)

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