Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and system resources. This vulnerability requires an attacker to have existing access to the system and the ability to execute malicious code."
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 Unlikely
Web browsing services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
Apply latest Microsoft Edge update to mitigate Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21385)
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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.