CVE-2025-47181

highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.60% (49th) EPSS

CVSS 8.8 · high

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft Edge (Chromium-based) Updatermsrc_csaf
1.3.195.61:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2 · impact 6

v3.18.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USCWE-59USCWE-59US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

encrypter15/CVE-2025-47181encrypter15/CVE-2025-47181PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Edge <1.3.195.61all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Edge< 1.3.195.61cert_bundDE
Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Updater1.0.0.0 → 1.3.195.61enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Edge Updater≤ 1.3.195.61fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Updaterall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Updater< 1.3.195.61msrc_csafUS
microsoft edge update< 1.3.195.61nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-1130Microsoft Edge: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2025-05-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft Edge ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
msrc_CVE-2025-47181Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-05-13csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-05-22modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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