VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-7980
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). 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 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a 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
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-345, CWE-20
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.htmlRelease Notes
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/356328460Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.