CVE-2024-7980 - 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

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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 crafted symbolic link

Published Aug 21, 2024

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.26%

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 crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

Vendor Google Product Chrome Default
n/a
- Version
  128.0.6613.84
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <128.0.6613.84

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

Chrome

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
128.0.6613.84	affected	<128.0.6613.84

Vendor Google Product Chrome Default
n/a
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <128.0.6613.84

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

Chrome

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<128.0.6613.84

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-345

References (3)

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
Release Notes
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-48813
Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/356328460
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Link	Providers	Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html		Release Notes
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-48813		Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/356328460		Permissions Required