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CVE-2016-5179

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.

Affected products

• Google ChromeOS: before 53.0.2785.144 — fixed in 53.0.2785.144

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google ChromeOS 53.0.2785.144. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93260
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=649039
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93260
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=649039
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/09/stable-channel-updates-for-chrome-os.html

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