What is CVE-2019-5790?

CVE-2019-5790 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-5790?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-5790 known to be exploited?

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

Integer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-5790

An integer overflow leading to an incorrect capacity of a buffer in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2019-05-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions prior to 73.0.3683.75
openSUSE Backports — versions sle-15
openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1, 42.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5790?: CVE-2019-5790 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-5790?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5790 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.