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CVE-2023-5475 — Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 118

Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS
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EPSS
0.04% (top 86.80%)
CWE
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Published
2023-10-11T22:28:52.356Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T17:25:31.898Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome118.0.5993.70

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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