chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions
Published Dec 11, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.50%
Description
Inappropriate allowance of the setDownloadBehavior devtools protocol feature in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker with control of an installed extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:71.0.3578.80-1.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3803
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:71.0.3578.80-1.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3803 |
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:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01498) | 73.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01498) | 70.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00826) | 72.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.87% (0.01873) | 72.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01332) | 86.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01332) | 86.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 82.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 83.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00939) | 80.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.76% (0.00757) | 20.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.76% (0.00757) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18344 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656558 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/866426 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18344
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18344
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18344 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656558 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/866426 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18344 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18344 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
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