6.5

CVE-2023-5479: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2023-5479
Published 11-10-2023Last modified 13-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5479 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.3% 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 · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.61%
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 7 · Related 5
DSA-5526-1MGASA-2023-0289OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0300-1OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0337-1OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0338-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13317-1

Timeline

  1. 11-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass an enterprise policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.02 pp

From 0.59% 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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Debian2 products
  • chromium< 118.0.5993.70-1~deb12u1 | < 118.0.5993.70-1
  • debian_linuxEOL11.0 | 12.0
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 118.0.5993.70, < 118.0.5993.70 | < 118.0.5993.70

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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