What is CVE-2019-5859?

CVE-2019-5859 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-5859?

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

Is CVE-2019-5859 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-5859

Insufficient filtering in URI schemes in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 76.0.3809.87 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Public proof-of-concept exploits

allpaca/chrome-sbx-db

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5859?: CVE-2019-5859 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-5859?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5859 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.