Description
Privilege elevation in Installer in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 155.0.8059.79 allowed a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected products
google: chrome; microsoft: windows
References2
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/561334760 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 0 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-250
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