vulnerability
Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2018-16081 Local file access in DevTools
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 9, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Aug 12, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 9, 2019
Added
Feb 1, 2019
Modified
Aug 12, 2025
Description
Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Solution
google-chrome-upgrade-latest
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