Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass an enterprise policy via a crafted HTML page
Published Aug 15, 2023
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.64%
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass an enterprise policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
-
- Version 116.0.5845.96StatusaffectedConstraints<116.0.5845.96
- Version
Configuration 2
- 11.0
- 12.0
- 38
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 1, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- 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 2, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 48.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00617) | 44.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 50.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 54.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 28.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 24.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 22.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1467743 Permissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/ Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479 Third Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html | Release NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://crbug.com/1467743 | Permissions Required | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/ | ||
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479 | Third Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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