What is CVE-2023-1229?

CVE-2023-1229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-1229?

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

Is CVE-2023-1229 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-2023-1229

Inappropriate implementation in Permission prompts in Google Chrome prior to 111.0.5563.64 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Published 2023-03-07 · 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: 0.012 (66.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 111.0.5563.64

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes)
crbug.com/1160485 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1229?: CVE-2023-1229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-1229?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1229 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.