What is CVE-2018-6176?

CVE-2018-6176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-6176?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2018-6176

Insufficient file type enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6176?: CVE-2018-6176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-6176?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.