What is CVE-2024-7023?

CVE-2024-7023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-7023?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2024-7023

Insufficient data validation in Updater in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6537.0 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2024-09-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.7% 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 128.0.6537.0
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

issues.chromium.org/issues/341803763 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-7023?: CVE-2024-7023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-7023?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.