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CVE-2016-10718

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Brave Browser before 0.13.0 allows a tab to close itself even if the tab was not opened by a script, resulting in denial of service.

Affected products

• Brave Browser: before 0.13.0 — fixed in 0.13.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brave Browser 0.13.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5006
• https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5007
• https://hackerone.com/reports/176197
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44475/
• https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5006
• https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5007
• https://hackerone.com/reports/176197
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44475/

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