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CVE-2020-6417 (GCVE-0-2020-6417)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-11 14:42 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:02
VLAI
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted registry entry.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Inappropriate implementation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 80.0.3987.87 (custom)
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