CVE-2023-7261 - Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file

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HIGH

Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file

Published Jun 7, 2024

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.16%

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

Vendor Google Product Omaha Default
n/a
- Version
  1.3.36.271
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.3.36.271

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Google

Omaha

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
1.3.36.271	affected	<1.3.36.271

Vendor Google Product Omaha Default
n/a
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.3.36.351

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Google

Omaha

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<1.3.36.351

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-233

References (1)

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40064602
ExploitIssue Tracking

Link	Providers	Tags
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40064602		ExploitIssue Tracking

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner Chrome

Published Jun 7, 2024

Updated Mar 14, 2025

Reserved May 20, 2024

Link CVE-2023-7261

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Jun 10, 2024

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2023-7261

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2023-7261