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CVE-2023-5477
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 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: 2023-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Installer in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed a local attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted command. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 11.0, 12.0
- Google Chrome: before 118.0.5993.70 — fixed in 118.0.5993.70
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 118.0.5993.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html
- https://crbug.com/1472558
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5526
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html
- https://crbug.com/1472558
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5526
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