High severity · published Nov 3, 2020
CVE-2020-16007
Insufficient data validation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insufficient data validation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 86.0.4240.183 · source: NVD
BS
Backports Sle · Opensuse
15.0; 15.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1; 15.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16007
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16007
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00017.html
Release Notes
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Third Party Advisory
https://crbug.com/1125018
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824
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