CVE-2023-7012

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-07-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Insufficient data validation in Permission Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious app to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 117.0.5938.62 — fixed in 117.0.5938.62

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 117.0.5938.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40061509
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40061509

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