Privilege Escalation via Google Updater <1.3.36.351 in Chrome
CVE-2023-7261 Published on June 7, 2024
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)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-7261 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Handling of Parameters
The software does not properly handle when the expected number of parameters, fields, or arguments is not provided in input, or if those parameters are undefined.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-7261
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Affected Versions
Google Omaha:- Version 1.3.36.271 and below 1.3.36.271 is affected.
- Before 1.3.36.351 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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