Privilege escalation in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-18344
Inappropriate allowance of the setDownloadBehavior devtools protocol feature in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker with control of an installed extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18344?
- CVE-2018-18344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18344?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18344 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.