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CVE-2022-4186 (GCVE-0-2022-4186)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-29 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 01:34
VLAI
Summary
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass Downloads restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Insufficient validation of untrusted input
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 108.0.5359.71 (custom)
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