CVE-2023-3742
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Insufficient policy enforcement in ADB in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to version 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to bypass device policy restrictions via physical access to the device. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-3742 and was rated as High severity by Chromium security team (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) component of Google Chrome on ChromeOS. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The scoring indicates that physical access is required (AV:P), the complexity is low (AC:L), no privileges are required (PR:N), and no user interaction is needed (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to the device to bypass ChromeOS device policy restrictions. This could potentially compromise the security controls put in place by device administrators (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in Google Chrome on ChromeOS version 114.0.5735.90. Users and administrators should ensure their systems are updated to this version or later to mitigate the risk (CVE).

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