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, but could be exploited to gain higher levels of access."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset msedge.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: msedge.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'msedge.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 temporarily interrupted
Internal Work Notes
Apply latest Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) update to mitigate Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21399)
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Intelligence Sources
MSRC Advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21399
Official Advisoryhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-microsoft-edge-chromium-based-detection-script
Official Advisoryhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-microsoft-edge-chromium-based-mitigation-script
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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.