Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a Microsoft Edge spoofing issue that could let an attacker mislead a user about what they are seeing or interacting with. It is not rated high impact: the scoring requires user interaction and indicates limited integrity impact, with no disclosed confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Handle through normal browser patch governance with moderate urgency. The issue needs user interaction and has limited integrity impact, but browsers are widely exposed business software and should not be left behind on security updates.
Technical view
CVE-2023-35392 is mapped to CWE-290 and scored CVSS 3.1 4.7. The vector is network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact. The vector also indicates official remediation is available.
Likely exposure
Organizations with Microsoft Edge Chromium-based installations should verify whether deployed builds include Microsoft’s remediation. The source bundle names Microsoft Edge but does not provide detailed affected version ranges beyond the supplied affected entry, so exposure should be confirmed against MSRC and endpoint inventory.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. CVSS exploit maturity is marked unproven. Treat this as a patch-management issue unless Microsoft or another cited source reports exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE, CVSS, CWE, KEV status, and Microsoft advisory references. No public exploit details, affected build ranges, or alternate mitigations are provided in the bundle, so validation should focus on version compliance against MSRC.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Microsoft Edge updates according to Microsoft MSRC guidance.
- Confirm enterprise update channels are delivering current Edge builds.
- Prioritize managed endpoints used for email, web access, and privileged administration.
- Check vendor guidance if legacy Edge builds cannot be updated.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Microsoft Edge Chromium-based versions across managed endpoints.
- Compare installed builds against the MSRC advisory remediation state.
- Review patch compliance reports for systems missing current Edge updates.
- Confirm browser auto-update or enterprise deployment policies are functioning.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.