CVE-2024-7004 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass discretionary access control in Google Chrome Safe Browsing by tricking users into interacting with 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
Available

What is CVE-2024-7004?

CVE-2024-7004 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Aug 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 validation of untrusted input in Safe Browsing in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to bypass discretionary access control via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7004?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7004?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2024-7004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7004, GHSA-fvf5-wm7j-89hj.

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