CVE-2016-1667

high
Published 2016-05-14 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8

Description

The TreeScope::adoptIfNeeded function in WebKit/Source/core/dom/TreeScope.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not prevent script execution during node-adoption operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1667.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debian8.0affected
suse suse13.1affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gcp googlechrome{"endIncluding":"50.0.2661.87"}

References

CWEs

CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.