High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 21, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-7980
CVE-2024-7980
Description
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
15- osv-coords13 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/chromiumpkg:apk/chainguard/chromium-docker-selenium-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/chromium-langpkg:apk/chainguard/chromium-qtpkg:apk/wolfi/chromiumpkg:apk/wolfi/chromium-docker-selenium-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/chromium-langpkg:apk/wolfi/chromium-qtpkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/chromium&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/chromium&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6
< 128.0.6613.84-r0+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.htmlnvdRelease Notes
- issues.chromium.org/issues/356328460nvdPermissions Required
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