What is CVE-2023-7012?

CVE-2023-7012 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-7012?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2023-7012

Insufficient data validation in Permission Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious app to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2024-07-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 117.0.5938.62

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html (Release Notes)
issues.chromium.org/issues/40061509 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7012?: CVE-2023-7012 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-7012?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.