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CVE-2018-6176

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-06-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Chrome. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2018-6176
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.49%
Chrome

Original NVD 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.

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