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CVE-2019-5786

Google Chrome Blink Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Google Chrome BlinkApplications & CMS
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CVSS
6.5Medium
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 23 May 2022CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)61.1%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in72.0.3626.121Fixed versionCVE List
Federal deadline13 Jun 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 21 Mar 2019Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 27 Jun 2019, 16:13 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 23 May 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 3

  • Exploit moduleChrome 72.0.3626.119 FileReader UaF exploit for Windows 7 x86 21 Mar 2019Metasploit
  • Remote exploitGoogle Chrome 72.0.3626.119 - 'FileReader' Use-After-Free (Metasploit) 8 May 2019Exploit-DB
  • Remote exploitGoogle Chrome 72.0.3626.119 - 'FileReader' Use-After-Free (Metasploit) 8 May 2019Exploit-DB

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Description

Google Chrome Blink contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability that allows an attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Chromeaffected: unspecified before 72.0.3626.121CVE List

References 4