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CVE-2019-13702

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Nov 25, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13702
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted executable.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ChromeGoogle*78.0.3904.70 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatchromium-browser-0:78.0.3904.70-1.el6_10*
Chromium-browserUbuntubionic*
Chromium-browserUbuntudevel*
Chromium-browserUbuntudisco*
Chromium-browserUbuntueoan*
Chromium-browserUbuntutrusty*
Chromium-browserUbuntuupstream*
Chromium-browserUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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