PT-2024-6550 · Google+3 · Google Chrome+3

Vulnnoob · Published 2024-08-21 · Updated 2025-07-02 · CVE-2024-7979

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Google Chrome versions prior to 128.0.6613.84 Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to insufficient data validation in the installer, which can be exploited by a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link. This can be achieved with a specially crafted link.

Recommendations: For Google Chrome versions prior to 128.0.6613.84, update to version 128.0.6613.84 or later to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Edge, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-345

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-17740

ALT-PU-2025-2945

ALT-PU-2025-4366

ALT-PU-2025-7539

ALT-PU-2025-8547

BDU:2024-07694

CVE-2024-7979

DSA-5757-1

MGASA-2024-0321

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0258-2

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14285-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Google Chrome

Edge

References · 64

• 🔥 https://github.com/ading2210/CVE-2024-6778-POC · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/bi-zone/CVE-2024-7965 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/XiaomingX/cve-2024-7965-poc · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/r00tjunip3r1/POC-CVE-2024-6778 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-7979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/711113 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0321.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14285-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-07694 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7979 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-7979 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5757-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7979 · Vendor Advisory