CVE-2019-0779 — A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly acce

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.

01What is this vulnerability?

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Edge	Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-04-09T02:05:45.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T17:58:57.454Z

09References

• portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0779