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CVE-2019-13702

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted executable.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 78.0.3904.70 — fixed in 78.0.3904.70
• openSUSE Backports Sle: 15.0-sp1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 78.0.3904.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00008.html
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_22.html
• https://crbug.com/991125
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00008.html
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_22.html
• https://crbug.com/991125

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