What is CVE-2016-10718?

CVE-2016-10718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brave Browser, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-10718?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10718 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Brave Browser

CVE-2016-10718

Brave Browser before 0.13.0 allows a tab to close itself even if the tab was not opened by a script, resulting in denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.122 (96.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.124 · newest: 0.122 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Brave Browser

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44475/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5007 (Third Party Advisory)
hackerone.com/reports/176197 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5006 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10718?: CVE-2016-10718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brave Browser, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-10718?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10718 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.