CVE-2011-1435

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 does not properly implement the tabs permission for extensions, which allows remote attackers to read local files via a crafted extension.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 11.0.696.57 — fixed in 11.0.696.57

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 11.0.696.57. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=72523
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/chrome-stable-update.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67142
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14586
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=72523
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/chrome-stable-update.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67142
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14586

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