CVE-2020-16007

HIGH

Google Chrome < 86.0.4240.183 - Privilege Escalation via Crafted Filesystem

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Insufficient data validation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://crbug.com/1125018
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00017.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 7.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
google/chrome < 86.0.4240.183
opensuse/backports_sle 15.0 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
opensuse/leap 15.1
opensuse/leap 15.2
Published Nov 03, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026