CVE-2018-6140

HIGH

Google Chrome < 67.0.3396.62 - Remote Code Execution via Malicious Chrome Extension

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to attach to Web UI pages in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104309
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041014
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1815
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://crbug.com/798222
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4237

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0118
EPSS Percentile 79.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
google/chrome < 67.0.3396.62
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
Published Jan 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026