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CVE-2016-1638

extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict…

Medium6.3EPSS 1.1%
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Chrome

Description

extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict use of Web APIs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted platform app.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-1638, by who scored it
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NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium6.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.1% · top 36% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.

Weakness

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