CVE-2024-1675 Security feature bypass in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass filesystem restrictions in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages, requiring users to upgrade to the latest version.

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
Available

What is CVE-2024-1675?

CVE-2024-1675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 21 Feb 2024. 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

Insufficient policy enforcement in Download in Google Chrome prior to 122.0.6261.57 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1675?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1675?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2024-1675 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1675 exists.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1675, GHSA-78w9-qxr3-hqhc.

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