TI-2020-07146 Aliases CVE-2020-8895 GHSA-3p44-pgj6-cf97

DLL Hijacking in Google Earth Pro Windows installer

LOW 33CWE-427Published 2020-04-21 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in the windows installer of Google Earth Pro versions prior to 7.3.3 allows an attacker to insert malicious local files to execute unauthenticated remote code on the targeted system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00188 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Earth Pro (Google): 7.3.3

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
Google	Earth Pro	before 7.3.3	7.3.3	Patch available	CNA

Earth Pro VendorGoogle Affected before 7.3.3 Fixed in 7.3.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:earth:::::pro:::*	before 7.3.3	Vulnerable	Google

cpe:2.3:a:google:earth:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* Versions before 7.3.3 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

Fix · CNA Earth Pro (Google) Fixed in 7.3.3

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8895
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p44-pgj6-cf97

References

Advisory 1

https://support.google.com/earth/answer/40901?hl=en

TI-2010-02995 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Google Earth 5.1.3535.3218 allows local users, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2006-06898 Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
TI-2020-07147 Buffer Overflow in Google Earth Pro CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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