CVE-2017-5081

LowCVSS 3.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 3.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 27, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-5081: Low severity, CVSS 3.3 | Vulnix