CVE-2019-5859 Security feature bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2019-5859?

CVE-2019-5859 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Nov 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 filtering in URI schemes in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 76.0.3809.87 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5859?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5859?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-5859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5859, GHSA-j46x-fxq3-h2m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5859.