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Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CVE-2024-43596

Severity Medium
Score 6.5/10

Summary

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published