CVE-2018-6176
N/A
Published: June 27, 2019 at 04:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Insufficient file type enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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