CVE-2018-6125 Information disclosure in Chrome
A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page due to insufficient USB policy enforcement in Google Chrome.
- 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-2018-6125?
CVE-2018-6125 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 2 Nov 2021. 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 USB in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted HTML page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6125?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6125?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-6125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6125 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6pfj-r5mc-55q9, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6125.