Tuesday, 11 June, 2024

Urgent Security Alert: Microsoft Edge Vulnerabilities Pose Data Theft Risk

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity warning regarding multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. These flaws could allow hackers to steal sensitive user data, gain elevated privileges & execute arbitrary code. Users are advised to update their browsers immediately to protect against these threats. The vulnerabilities are caused by issues like "use after free" in various browser components & inappropriate implementation in Autofill and Web Browser UI.