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High · 7.3 Public exploit CVE-2023-7261 EUVD-2023-59655GHSA-4586-3357-8wqx

Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalatio…

Published Jun 7, 2024 · Updated Mar 14, 2025 · Assigned by Chrome

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Google Omaha 1.3.36.271 – < 1.3.36.271 1.3.36.271

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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