CVE-2024-7979

high

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)

References

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/356064205

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-08-21

Updated: 2024-08-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High