What is CVE-2018-16086?

CVE-2018-16086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-16086?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Chrome

CVE-2018-16086

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16086?: CVE-2018-16086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-16086?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.