CVE-2023-2939
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90...
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
CVE-2023-2939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
CVE-2023-2939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34385
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
EUVD-2023-34385- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpfc-9392-2w4q
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90...
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
GHSA-vpfc-9392-2w4q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
CVE-2023-2939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-2939
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0124-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
-
Chromium 114.0.5735.106 (boo#1212044):
- CVE-2023-3079: Type Confusion in V8
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Chromium 114.0.5735.90 (boo#1211843):
- CSS text-wrap: balance is available
- Cookies partitioned by top level site (CHIPS)
- New Popover API
-
Security fixes:
- CVE-2023-2929: Out of bounds write in Swiftshader
- CVE-2023-2930: Use after free in Extensions
- CVE-2023-2931: Use after free in PDF
- CVE-2023-2932: Use after free in PDF
- CVE-2023-2933: Use after free in PDF
- CVE-2023-2934: Out of bounds memory access in Mojo
- CVE-2023-2935: Type Confusion in V8
- CVE-2023-2936: Type Confusion in V8
- CVE-2023-2937: Inappropriate implementation in Picture In Picture
- CVE-2023-2938: Inappropriate implementation in Picture In Picture
- CVE-2023-2939: Insufficient data validation in Installer
- CVE-2023-2940: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
- CVE-2023-2941: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0124-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12978-1 No score
chromedriver-114.0.5735.90-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-114.0.5735.90-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12978-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13100-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-115.0.5790.102-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-115.0.5790.102-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13100-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1, plus listed versions 113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1 |
114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 114.0.5735.90-1 | 114.0.5735.90-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 114.0.5735.90-1 | 114.0.5735.90-1 |
chromiumDebian:12 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1, plus listed versions 113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1 |
114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1 |
chromiumDebian:11 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1, plus listed versions 100.0.4896.127-1100.0.4896.127-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.60-1100.0.4896.60-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.75-1 Show 45 moreShow less100.0.4896.75-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.88-1100.0.4896.88-1~deb11u1101.0.4951.41-1101.0.4951.41-1~deb11u1101.0.4951.41-2101.0.4951.54-1101.0.4951.64-1101.0.4951.64-1~deb11u1102.0.5005.115-1102.0.5005.115-1~deb11u1102.0.5005.61-1102.0.5005.61-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.114-1103.0.5060.114-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.134-1103.0.5060.134-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.53-1103.0.5060.53-1~deb11u1104.0.5112.101-1104.0.5112.101-1~deb11u1104.0.5112.79-1104.0.5112.79-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.102-1105.0.5195.102-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.125-1105.0.5195.125-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.52-1105.0.5195.52-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.103-1106.0.5249.103-2106.0.5249.119-1106.0.5249.119-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.61-1106.0.5249.61-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.91-1106.0.5249.91-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.110-1107.0.5304.110-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.110-2107.0.5304.121-1107.0.5304.121-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.68-1107.0.5304.68-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.87-1 |
114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 114.0.5735.106-bp154.2.90.1 | 114.0.5735.106-bp154.2.90.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 114.0.5735.106-bp154.2.90.1 | 114.0.5735.106-bp154.2.90.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 114.0.5735.90-1.1 | 114.0.5735.90-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 32 CVEs |
before 115.0.5790.102-1.1 | 115.0.5790.102-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2939 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Chrome, published May 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in chromium 114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
crbug.com/1427431
debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2939
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-vpfc-9392-2w4q
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-2939
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/A35IT6IFSYXFW7MRV2MPFJWXHDADMI6Q
bugzilla.suse.com/1211843
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2929
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