VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16081

CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability1.04%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-01-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Primary references