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CVE-2019-5879

Medium

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 77.0.3865.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to read local files via a crafted Chrome Extension.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Chrome
PublishedNov 25, 2019
First seenNov 25, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • google chrome77.0.3865.75 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chromev < 77.0.3865.7577.0.3865.75

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