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CVE-2023-2940

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 114.0.5735.90 — fixed in 114.0.5735.90

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 114.0.5735.90. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
• https://crbug.com/1426807
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
• https://crbug.com/1426807
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418

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