CVE-2023-7261

HIGHNVD 7.87.3▼

7.8

Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.3(medium)
EPSS: 12.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 7, 2024

Last Modified

March 14, 2025

References (2)

chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/40064602
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40064602

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-233

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-23 10:30 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-7261?

CVE-2023-7261 is a high vulnerability published on June 7, 2024. Inappropriate implementation in Google Updator prior to 1.3.36.351 in Google Chrome allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

When was CVE-2023-7261 disclosed?

CVE-2023-7261 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 7, 2024, with the most recent update on March 14, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-7261 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-7261 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-7261?

CVE-2023-7261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.3.

How do I remediate CVE-2023-7261?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-7261, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2023-7261

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