Privilege escalation in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6044
Published: July 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14030
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6044
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local atacaker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker can use specially crafted extensions and gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.
The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker can use specially crafted extensions and gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6044
Update to version 68.0.3440.75.