CVE-2016-5217

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Published 2017-01-19 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

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

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-3

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
arch		fixed	`55.0.2883.75-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
google	chrome	`{"endIncluding":"54.0.2840.99"}`

References

https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-3
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/654280
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11

CWEs

CWE-284

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