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CVE-2008-6996

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 6.42% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-08-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Chrome. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2008-6996
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
6.42%
Chrome

Original NVD Description

Google Chrome BETA (0.2.149.27) does not prompt the user before saving an executable file, which makes it easier for remote attackers or malware to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or exploit other vulnerabilities via a URL that references an executable file, possibly related to the "ask where to save each file before downloading" setting.