CVE-2018-16081

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 69.0.3497.81 — fixed in 69.0.3497.81
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 69.0.3497.81. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/666299
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/666299
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10

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