VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-2939
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1427431Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1427431Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.