CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-7979

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Published: Aug 21, 2024 | Modified: Aug 26, 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
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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)

Weakness

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Chrome Google * 128.0.6613.84 (excluding)
Chromium-browser Ubuntu upstream *

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