What is CVE-2019-13681?

CVE-2019-13681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-13681?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-13681

Insufficient data validation in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 77.0.3865.75 allowed a remote attacker to bypass download restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

Published 2019-11-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13681?: CVE-2019-13681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-13681?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.