CVE-2023-5475 Security feature bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2023-5475?

CVE-2023-5475 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Oct 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 DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5475?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5475?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-5475 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5475 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux

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• CVE-2026-24061 GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5475, GHSA-5fgm-x6g8-c36j.