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CVE-2023-5857
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- 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: 2023-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 37, 38, 39
- Google Chrome: before 119.0.6045.105 — fixed in 119.0.6045.105
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 119.0.6045.105. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/1493435
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MHLJRFWZNY6BFOW25Q4FEESVWZKS4C2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EBA4KD5ZSV6XWWFLVR5UBYKKNOYMH33H/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PHWLT3M2AQDFD7RNAM3NJMYUC5KHMO5V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5546
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/1493435
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MHLJRFWZNY6BFOW25Q4FEESVWZKS4C2/
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