CVE-2018-6115

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: 2018-12-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Inappropriate setting of the SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI flag in file downloads in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass OS malware checks via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 66.0.3359.117 — fixed in 66.0.3359.117

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 66.0.3359.117. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/819809
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/819809
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22

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