CVE-2020-7645
chrome-launcher subject to OS Command Injection
All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.
- Record
CVE-2020-7645- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.
- Record
CVE-2020-7645- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3981 No score
All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3981- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5
chrome-launcher subject to OS Command Injection
chrome-launcher prior to 0.13.2 is subject to OS Command Injection via the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems. This issue is patched in version 0.13.2.
- Record
GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.
- Record
CVE-2020-7645- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5
chrome-launcher subject to OS Command Injection
chrome-launcher prior to 0.13.2 is subject to OS Command Injection via the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems. This issue is patched in version 0.13.2.
- Record
GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chrome-launchernpm |
before 0.13.2 | 0.13.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7645 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Chrome-launcher, published May 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in chrome-launcher 0.13.2.