CVE-2023-2940 Security feature bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2023-2940?

CVE-2023-2940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 30 May 2023. 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

Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2940?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2940?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-2940 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2940 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

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2940, GHSA-28m3-c955-h29j.