CVE-2022-0799 — Link Following in Google Chrome

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+1 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 5
Latest updateApr 6

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 99.0.4844.51 allowed a remote attacker to perform local privilege escalation via a crafted offline installer file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 99.0.4844.51
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 99.0.4844.51
▶debiandebian/chromium< chromium 99.0.4844.51-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 99.0.4844.51-1~deb11u1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-px72-6f94-66hp: Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 99↗2022-04-06
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OSV
CVE-2022-0799: Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 99↗2022-04-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2022-0799 Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer↗2022-03-08
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Debian
CVE-2022-0799: chromium - Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior t...↗2022
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