Google Chrome up to 129.0.6668.100 on Android WebAuthentication Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome on Android. This affects an unknown part of the component WebAuthentication. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-9956. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome on Android. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component WebAuthentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Inappropriate implementation in WebAuthentication in Google Chrome on Android prior to 130.0.6723.58 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9956 since 10/14/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/20/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209038 (Google Chrome < 130.0.6723.58 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 130.0.6723.58 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209038). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209038
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 130.0.6723.58 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Chrome 130.0.6723.58

Timelineinfo

10/14/2024 🔍
10/15/2024 +1 days 🔍
10/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/20/2025 +155 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 370482
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280403
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2024 00:24
Updated: 03/20/2025 05:11
Changes: 10/16/2024 00:24 (59), 10/16/2024 19:05 (2), 03/20/2025 05:11 (12)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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