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**What is the version information for this release?** Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 142.0.3595.80 11/13/2025 142.0.7444.162/.163

No cwe for this issue in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

**What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass Visual Studio Code sensitive file protections.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution?** A remote (AV:N) attacker could create a specially crafted GitHub issue within a user's repository. To exploit this, the user must enable a particular mode on the attacker’s crafted issue, which would execute the issue’s description and enable remote code execution by the attacker.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

**What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass Visual Studio Code sensitive file protections.

Missing authorization in Nuance PowerScribe allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?** The word **Remote** in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.

**According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** An authorized attacker must send the user a malicious link and convince the user to open it.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.