What is CVE-2020-7645?

CVE-2020-7645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome-Launcher, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-7645?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Google Chrome-Launcher

CVE-2020-7645

All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2020-05-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (63.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome-Launcher
Chrome-Launcher — versions All versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CHROMELAUNCHER-537575 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7645?: CVE-2020-7645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome-Launcher, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-7645?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.