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CVE-2023-1221

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 111.0.5563.64 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 111.0.5563.64 — fixed in 111.0.5563.64

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 111.0.5563.64. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1385343
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1385343

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