CVE-2023-7261 Privilege escalation in Omaha
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting an inappropriate implementation in the Google Updater via a malicious file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7261?
CVE-2023-7261 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Omaha, published on 7 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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)
Weakness: CWE-233
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Updater.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-7261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Omaha
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4586-3357-8wqx.