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CVE-2018-17457

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% 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-416

Description

An object lifecycle issue in Blink could lead to a use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 69.0.3497.81 — fixed in 69.0.3497.81

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 69.0.3497.81. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/848306
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/848306

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