What is CVE-2018-17459?

CVE-2018-17459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-17459?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2018-17459

Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.

Published 2019-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17459?: CVE-2018-17459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-17459?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.