CVE-2024-7977 - 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 malicious file

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HIGH

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 malicious file

Published Aug 21, 2024

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.34%

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 malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

Vendor Google Product Chrome Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 128.0.6613.84, < 128.0.6613.84

Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).

Vendor	Product	Default status	Versions
Google	Chrome	unknown	Affected ≥ 128.0.6613.84, < 128.0.6613.84

Vendor Google Product Chrome Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 0, < 128.0.6613.84

Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).

Vendor	Product	Default status	Versions
Google	Chrome	unknown	Affected ≥ 0, < 128.0.6613.84

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (3)

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-48810
Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/324770940
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Link	Providers	Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html		Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-48810		Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/324770940		Permissions Required

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner Chrome

Published Aug 21, 2024

Updated Aug 22, 2024

Reserved Aug 19, 2024

Link CVE-2024-7977

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Aug 22, 2024

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2024-7977

Red Hat

No data

ENISA EUVD

Assigner Chrome

Published Aug 21, 2024

Updated Aug 22, 2024

Link EUVD-2024-48810

GitHub

No data