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CVE-2018-6152

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% 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-434

Description

The implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• Google Chrome: before 66.0.3359.106 — fixed in 66.0.3359.106
• 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 66.0.3359.106. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/805445
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/805445
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256

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