Vulnerability · Published Apr 21, 2020 · Assigned by Google
CVE-2020-8895DLL Hijacking in Google Earth Pro Windows installer
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Earth Pro from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.google.com/earth/answer/40901?hl=en x_refsource_MISC