CVE-2016-5181 Cross-site scripting in Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android

What is CVE-2016-5181?

CVE-2016-5181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 18 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Blink in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android permitted execution of v8 microtasks while the DOM was in an inconsistent state, which allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via crafted HTML pages.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5181?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5181?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-5181 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-16010 Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-87491 Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2026-85046 Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-j5hj-pjvg-f88f, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5181.