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CVE-2018-6138

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 67.0.3396.62 — fixed in 67.0.3396.62

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 67.0.3396.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_58.html
• https://crbug.com/810220
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_58.html
• https://crbug.com/810220

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