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Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Risk

A proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) shows how someone with admin privileges can exploit the issue to steal passwords, and thus use them to engage in further malicious activity.

An attacker with administrative privileges can gain access to Microsoft Edge user passwords even when they're not in use, because the browser stores them in cleartext in process memory as part of a design decision by Microsoft.

Security researcher Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning revealed the issue and how it can be exploited in a proof-of-concept (PoC) tool at Palo Alto Networks Norway's BIG Bite of Tech conference last week. He subsequently posted resources for the PoC and tool on GitHub. More here

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