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CVE-2018-6138: google chrome Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6138
Published 27-06-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6138 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2
DSA-4237-1MGASA-2018-0268OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2018:1815

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 67.0.3396.62 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

0.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.63% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.63%

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< 67.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 67.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 67.0.3396.62 | < 67.0.3396.62

2 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links