CVE-2018-17459

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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

Description

Incorrect handling of clicks in the omnibox in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.92 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 69.0.3497.92 — fixed in 69.0.3497.92
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 69.0.3497.92. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2818
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
https://crbug.com/880759
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2818
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
https://crbug.com/880759

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