What is CVE-2016-1675?

CVE-2016-1675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-1675?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-1675 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-1675

Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by leveraging the mishandling of Document reattachment during destruction, related to FrameLoader.cpp and LocalFrame.cpp.

Published 2016-06-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
Debian Linux — versions 8.0
openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
openSUSE — versions 13.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

codereview.chromium.org/1858833003
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 (vdb-entry)
crbug.com/600182
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 (vdb-entry)
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 (vendor-advisory)
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 (vendor-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html (vendor-advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1675?: CVE-2016-1675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-1675?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1675 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.