CVE-2018-6084 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Google Chrome Updater on macOS, affecting versions prior to 66.0.3359.117, as well as products from Apple, Debian, and Red Hat. This flaw, rated High severity (CVSS 7.8), allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by exploiting insufficiently sanitized distributed objects, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, a public exploit (EDB-44307) exists, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 66.0.3359.117CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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