Privilege escalation in Google Chrome
CVE-2019-13690
Inappropriate implementation in OS in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed a remote attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 75.0.3770.80
- Google Chrome OS
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/960111 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13690?
- CVE-2019-13690 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13690?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.