CVE-2023-38158 | Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published: 2023-08-21 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-38158 is rated Low Risk (35.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.20%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-38158

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 0.99% 1.20% +0.21%
2 2026-05-16 0.87% 0.99% +0.12%
3 2025-12-08 0.87%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-38158

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.1 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.6 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-38158

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-38158

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft edge_chromium < 116.0.1938.54 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-38158

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