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CVE-2024-7979

Published

Last updated

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7979

Severity

7.8

High

CVSS V3

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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3466-hwg6-rp7h
  • https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
  • https://issues.chromium.org/issues/356064205
  • https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-7979

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