CVE-2020-8895: DLL Hijacking in Google Earth Pro Windows installer

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-04-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in the windows installer of Google Earth Pro versions prior to 7.3.3 allows an attacker to insert malicious local files to execute unauthenticated remote code on the targeted system.

Affected products

Google Earth Pro: before 7.3.3 — fixed in 7.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Earth Pro 7.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.google.com/earth/answer/40901?hl=en
https://support.google.com/earth/answer/40901?hl=en

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