CVE-2020-6546 — Link Following in Google Chrome

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management9 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Google ChromeDebian LinuxFedoraproject Fedora+2 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 21
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 84.0.4147.125
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 84.0.4147.125

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, Fedora 33

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xjhx-fvc5-fv5p: Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 84↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2020-6546: Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 84↗2020-09-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2020-6546↗2020-08-10
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in installer↗2020-08-10
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Debian
CVE-2020-6546: chromium - Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.12...↗2020
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-6542 CVE-2020-6543 CVE-2020-6544 CVE-2020-6545 CVE-2020-6546 CVE-2020-6547 CVE-2020-6548 CVE-2020-6549 CVE-2020-6550 CVE-2020-6551 CVE-2020-6552 CVE-2020-6553 CVE-2020-6554 CVE-2020-6555 chro↗2020-08-11
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-6542 CVE-2020-6543 CVE-2020-6544 CVE-2020-6545 CVE-2020-6546 CVE-2020-6547 CVE-2020-6548 CVE-2020-6549 CVE-2020-6550 CVE-2020-6551 CVE-2020-6552 CVE-2020-6553 CVE-2020-6554 CVE-2020-6555 chro↗2020-08-11
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-6546 chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in installer↗2020-08-11
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