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CVE-2023-7261

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 7, 2024 at 08:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorUpdaterChrome

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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)

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Updater· Google
95%
v < 1.3.36.271v < 1.3.36.351
Affected range stops below 1.3.36.271, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.3.36.351, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
google-chrome (environment)
Chrome· Googlenpmdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40064602

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-233

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