CVE-2023-4369

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Published Aug 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insufficient data validation in Systems Extensions in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 116.0.5845.120 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Chrome

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`116.0.5845.120`	affected	< 116.0.5845.120

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54233	Insufficient data validation in Systems Extensions in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 116.0.5845.120 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.373% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-chromeos_25.html
https://crbug.com/1464456

History

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00058}`	epss `{'score': 0.00075}`

May 5, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Chrome Chrome Os

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 5, 2025, 3:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: Aug 15, 2023, 5:07 PM
Updated: May 5, 2025, 3:52 PM
Reserved: Aug 15, 2023, 12:03 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 15, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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