CVE-2019-0566
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object, aka ...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge.
- Record
CVE-2019-0566- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge.
- Record
CVE-2019-0566- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-1335 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge.
- Record
EUVD-2019-1335- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7q3v-8pr6-7pvf
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object, aka ...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge.
- Record
GHSA-7q3v-8pr6-7pvf- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows 10 - Browser Broker Cross Session Privilege Escalation | 2019-01-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-0566 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Edge, published January 8, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.