What is CVE-2020-8895?

CVE-2020-8895 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Earth, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-8895?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8895 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Earth

CVE-2020-8895

Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in the windows installer of Google Earth Pro versions prior to 7.3.3 allows an attacker to insert malicious local files to execute unauthenticated remote code on the targeted system.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Earth
Google Earth Pro — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-8895

References

cve-coordination@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8895?: CVE-2020-8895 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Earth, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-8895?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8895 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.