Improper privilege management in Google Chrome
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in OS in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed a remote attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | 75.0.3770.80 to before 75.0.3770.80 | 75.0.3770.80 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected 75.0.3770.80 to before 75.0.3770.80 Fixed in 75.0.3770.80 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 75.0.3770.80
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 75.0.3770.80
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-10295 Link following in Google ChromePriority HIGH 69
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13690
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcx3-rjrp-j9g7
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2019-13690 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-13690 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qcx3-rjrp-j9g7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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