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GHSA-h5rc-j9f7-wmr8

GHSA-h5rc-j9f7-wmr8 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.400000095367432 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0
7.400000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Timeline

  • May 13, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-h5rc-j9f7-wmr8
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-h5rc-j9f7-wmr8

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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-h5rc-j9f7-wmr8/fixes/registry"

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