CVE-2016-5217

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly permitted access to privileged plugins, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 19, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5217: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix