What is CVE-2016-1692?

CVE-2016-1692 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-1692?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-1692

WebKit/Source/core/css/StyleSheetContents.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, permits cross-origin loading of CSS stylesheets by a ServiceWorker even when the stylesheet download has an incorrect MIME type, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · 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

References

codereview.chromium.org/1861243002
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 (vdb-entry)
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)
crbug.com/598077

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1692?: CVE-2016-1692 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-1692?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.