CVE-2023-7261

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-7261?

Upgrade updater to 1.3.36.351 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-7261 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-7261 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.16% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 6% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-7261?

CVE-2023-7261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-7261 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for updater (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE-233

How to fix

Remediation Available

updaterNVD

Affected:< 1.3.36.351Fixed in:1.3.36.351CVE-2023-7261derived from NVD

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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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

issues.chromium.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-52970	High	8.1	9.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-20076	High	7.2	1.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-1230	High	8.6	1.5%	-	-
CVE-2024-24525	Critical	9.8	1.1%	-	-
CVE-2024-31808	High	8.8	0.9%	-	-
CVE-2022-45182	Critical	9.8	0.9%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-7261?

Upgrade updater to 1.3.36.351 or later.

Is CVE-2023-7261 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-7261 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.16% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 6% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-7261?

CVE-2023-7261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-7261 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for updater (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-14.