5.8

CVE-2018-16086: google chrome Improper Authorization

CVSS: 5.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16086
Published 27-06-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16086 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Improper Authorization vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2
DSA-4289-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2018:2666

Timeline

  1. 27-06-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.47% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • chromium-browser< 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 69.0.3497.81 | < 69.0.3497.81

2 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links