OS command injection in chrome-launcher
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01048 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed chrome-launcher (npm): 0.13.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | chrome-launcher | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | chrome-launcher (npm) | before 0.13.2 | 0.13.2 | Patch available | GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5 |
- chrome-launcher Vendor— Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- chrome-launcher (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.2 Fixed in 0.13.2 Patch available GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5 chrome-launcher (npm) Fixed in 0.13.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Quay 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7645
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-7645 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7645 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gp2j-mg4w-2rh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-7645 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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