chromium-browser: navigation bypass in Chrome Instant
Published Feb 14, 2016
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.20%
Description
The Chrome Instant feature in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not ensure that a New Tab Page (NTP) navigation target is on the most-visited or suggestions list, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions via unspecified vectors, related to instant_service.cc and search_tab_helper.cc.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.109-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0241
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.109-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0241 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01197) | 66.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01197) | 63.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 55.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00607) | 79.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00607) | 78.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00607) | 76.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 72.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1625 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1306155 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=509313 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1669723002 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1625
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1625
Change history (0)
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