CVE-2023-6509

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 6, 2023 at 01:19 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:50 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxChromeFedora

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Use after free in Side Panel Search in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.62 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 120.0.6099.62
Affected range stops below 120.0.6099.62, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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