7.8

CVE-2024-7979: google chrome

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2024-7979CGA-g42c-jprv-jhv4CGA-h4pj-v2g7-rj47
Published 21-08-2024Last modified 22-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-7979 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
DSA-5757-1MGASA-2024-0321OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0258-2OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14285-1CGA-6PGF-VRG6-2GGW

Timeline

  1. 21-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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)

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard1 product
  • chromium< 128.0.6613.84-r0
Debian1 product
  • chromium< 128.0.6613.84-1~deb12u1 | < 128.0.6613.84-1
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 128.0.6613.84, < 128.0.6613.84 | < 128.0.6613.84
Wolfi1 product
  • chromium< 128.0.6613.84-r0

4 vendors · 4 products

References

3 links