RCE in Google Chrome

CVE-2023-3739

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromad in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 115.0.5790.131 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted shell script. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-3739: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3739?
CVE-2023-3739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-3739?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3739 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.