CVE-2018-16064

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Insufficient data validation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 68.0.3440.75 — fixed in 68.0.3440.75

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 68.0.3440.75. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/797461
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/797461

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