chrome-launcher: exploitable environment variables leads to execution of arbitrary commands
Published May 2, 2020
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.05%
Description
All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Chrome-Launcher Defaultn/a
- Version All versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Chrome-Launcher | n/a |
|
- < 0.13.2
No data.
Red Hat Quay 3
yarnpkg-karma-chrome-launcher
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Quay 3 | yarnpkg-karma-chrome-launcher | Not affected | n/a |
chrome-launcher
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.13.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | chrome-launcher | 0 | 0.13.2 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01048) | 62.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.02% (0.01023) | 58.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 41.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 87.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 75.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 72.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 69.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 62.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 53.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 53.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 49.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.36% (0.15362) | 92.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.34% (0.01340) | 31.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.34% (0.01340) | 30.75th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 6.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CHROMELAUNCHER-537575 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7645 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1833428 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-launcher/pull/197
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7645
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7645
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CHROMELAUNCHER-537575 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7645 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1833428 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-launcher/pull/197 | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7645 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7645 |
Change history (0)
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