CVE-2022-33649 | Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published: 2022-08-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-33649 is rated Moderate Risk (63.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.89%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-33649

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.92% 1.89% -2.03%
2 2026-05-31 4.84% 3.92% -0.92%
3 2026-02-02 4.84%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-33649

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 6.0 [email protected]
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-33649

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-33649

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2022-33649: 1 GLSA(s) (202208-35), 4 atom(s) (www-client/chromium, www-client/chromium-bin, www-client/google-chrome, www-client/microsoft-edge); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-33649

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33649

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft edge_chromium < 104.0.1293.47 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-33649

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