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CVE-2017-5081

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• Google Chrome: before 59.0.3071.86; before 59.0.3071.92 — fixed in 59.0.3071.86, 59.0.3071.92
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 59.0.3071.86, 59.0.3071.92. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/672008
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/672008
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20

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