CVE-2020-6574: Insufficient policy enforcement in installer
Published Jul 5, 2020
·Updated
Insufficient policy enforcement in installer in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed a local attacker to potentially achieve privilege escalation via a crafted binary.
Credit
CodeColorist(Ant)
Affected Software
11 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium
90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1120.0.6099.129-1~deb11u1119.0.6045.199-1~deb12u1120.0.6099.129-1~deb12u1120.0.6099.129-1
Google Chrome<85.0.4183.102
85.0.4183.102
Google Chrome<85.0.4183.102
Apple iOS and macOS
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp2
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Remediation
Event History
Jul 5, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Sep 21, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:06 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-6574.
2
What is the title of the vulnerability?
The title of the vulnerability is 'Insufficient policy enforcement in installer in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed…'
3
What is the severity of CVE-2020-6574?
The severity of CVE-2020-6574 is high with a severity value of 7.8.
4
How does this vulnerability impact Google Chrome on OS X?
This vulnerability allows a local attacker on OS X to potentially achieve privilege escalation via a crafted binary.
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How can the vulnerability be fixed?
To fix this vulnerability, update Google Chrome to version 85.0.4183.102 or later.