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: 2024-08-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High