CVE-2019-13690 Privilege escalation in Chrome
A remote attacker can achieve OS-level privilege escalation on ChromeOS by tricking a user into opening a malicious file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-13690?
CVE-2019-13690 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in OS in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed a remote attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13690?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13690?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13690 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-13690 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-13690 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcx3-rjrp-j9g7.