CVE-2016-5179

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 7, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5179: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix