Privilege escalation in Google Chrome

CVE-2012-5376

The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and write to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a renderer process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5112.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.021 (80.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5376?
CVE-2012-5376 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2012-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2012-5376?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.