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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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Local privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Windows updater component allows unprivileged users to gain SYSTEM-level access by exploiting insufficient input validation when the updater processes a specially crafted malicious file. Affects all Chrome versions on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96. …
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Inventory all Windows systems running Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 using endpoint detection tools. Within 7 days: Deploy Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later via your standard patch management process, prioritizing systems where auto-update is disabled or delayed. …
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