CVE-2019-0938
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
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 that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2019-0938- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2019-0938- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-1673 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
EUVD-2019-1673- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3mv-92gq-5xmq No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
GHSA-r3mv-92gq-5xmq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-0938 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Microsoft Edge, published May 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.44%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.