Chrome <120: Updater Data Validation OSEscape via Malicious File
CVE-2024-3173 Published on July 16, 2024
Insufficient data validation in Updater in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-3173 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2024-3173. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-3173
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 120.0.6099.62 and below 120.0.6099.62 is affected.
- Version 20.0.6099.62 and below 120.0.6099.62 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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