What is CVE-2019-13716?

CVE-2019-13716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-13716?

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

Is CVE-2019-13716 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-13716

Insufficient policy enforcement in service workers in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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: 0.009 (58.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified
openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2019-13716

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13716?: CVE-2019-13716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-13716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-13716 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.