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CVE-2024-3173

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: yes
• Published: 2024-07-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-345

Description

Insufficient data validation in Updater in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 120.0.6099.62 — fixed in 120.0.6099.62

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 120.0.6099.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40075849
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40075849

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