CVE-2018-16086 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Attackers can bypass navigation restrictions in Google Chrome by tricking users into installing malicious extensions, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16086?
CVE-2018-16086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Jun 2019. 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
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16086?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16086?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-16086 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16086 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf2m-6984-gfx7, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16086.