CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-16007

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

Description

Insufficient data validation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

Google ChromeWindows application

Affected:86.0.4240.183Fixed in:86.0.4240.183Google LLC

Google Chrome (EXE)Windows application

Affected:86.0.4240.183Fixed in:86.0.4240.183Google LLC

Google Chrome BetaWindows application

Affected:86.0.4240.183Fixed in:86.0.4240.183Google LLC

Google Chrome Beta (EXE)Windows application

Affected:86.0.4240.183Fixed in:86.0.4240.183Google LLC

Google Chrome CanaryWindows application

Affected:86.0.4240.183Fixed in:86.0.4240.183Google LLC

Google Chrome DevWindows application

Affected:86.0.4240.183Fixed in:86.0.4240.183Google LLC

Google Chrome Dev (EXE)Windows application

Affected:86.0.4240.183Fixed in:86.0.4240.183Google LLC

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory5

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