What is CVE-2016-5168?

CVE-2016-5168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-5168?

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

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-5168

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information.

Published 2017-04-21 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-346 — Origin Validation Error

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5168?: CVE-2016-5168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-5168?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.