CVE-2024-7023Network attack vector

Privilege escalation through malicious file processing

Published Sep 23, 2024 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

Improper input validation in Google Chrome Updater before 128.0.6537.0 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via a malicious file. The public record does not disclose which Updater field or operation accepts the file without sufficient validation, and the Chromium issue is access-restricted. Exploitation requires user interaction and grants elevated privileges on a Windows host.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Google Chrome Updater before 128.0.6537.0 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via a malicious file. The public record does not disclose which Updater field or operation accepts the file without sufficient validation, and the Chromium issue is access-restricted. Exploitation requires user interaction and grants elevated privileges on a Windows host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7023
Published
Sep 23, 2024
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-20, T1204.002, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <128.0.6537.0
  2. Affected versionversion=128.0.6537.0 <128.0.6537.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=0 <128.0.6537.0; version=128.0.6537.0 <128.0.6537.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1204.002Malicious File
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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