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CVE-2018-17462

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Incorrect refcounting in AppCache in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• Google Chrome: before 70.0.3538.67 — fixed in 70.0.3538.67
• RedHat Linux Desktop: 6.0
• RedHat Linux Server: 6.0
• RedHat Linux Workstation: 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 70.0.3538.67. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/888926
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/888926
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330

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