HIGH
Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain access to local files via vectors involving a symlink
Published Sep 13, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.35%
Description
Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain access to local files via vectors involving a symlink.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.35% 0.03348
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03348
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.35% (0.03348) | 88.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.35% (0.03348) | 87.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03624) | 87.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 57.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 71.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 75.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 75.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 71.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00592) | 75.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 77.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00659) | 76.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 78.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 28, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 88.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 25, 2022 | 6.03% (0.06033) | 89.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.46% (0.06464) | 90.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 15, 2022 | 6.46% (0.06464) | 78.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 80.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrome-for-android-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144866 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrome-for-android-update.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144866 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 13, 2012
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Sep 13, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4908
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a