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CVE-2024-7980 (GCVE-0-2024-7980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-21 20:20 – Updated: 2024-08-22 14:16
VLAI
Summary
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)
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-22 14:14 UTC
CWE
  • Insufficient data validation
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: 128.0.6613.84 , < 128.0.6613.84 (custom)
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google chrome Affected: 0 , < 128.0.6613.84 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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