VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5879

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-11-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 77.0.3865.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to read local files via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references