6.5

CVE-2018-6115: google chrome Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6115
Published 04-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6115 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
MGASA-2018-0268OPENSUSE-SU-2018:1175-1OPENSUSE-SU-2018:1437-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Timeline

  1. 04-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Inappropriate setting of the SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI flag in file downloads in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass OS malware checks via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.02 pp

From 1.06% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu2 products
  • chromium-browser< 66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 | < 66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 66.0.3359.117 | < 66.0.3359.117

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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