CVE-2012-1846
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection...
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
CVE-2012-1846- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
CVE-2012-1846- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1856 No score
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
EUVD-2012-1856- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvv5-9rj9-wjr2 No score
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection...
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
GHSA-rvv5-9rj9-wjr2- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1846 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Google Chrome, published March 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.08%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/21/meet-the-hackers-who-sell-spies-the-tools-to-crack-your-pc-and-get-paid-six-figure-fees
zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to-fall/10588
twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14940
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74324
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1846
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvv5-9rj9-wjr2