CVE-2018-16081

chromium-browser: Local file access in DevTools

Published Jan 9, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.4 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4289-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-7938 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:17 AM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 9, 2019, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 4, 2018, 12:00 AM