CVE-2012-5376

The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows...

9.6 Critical

The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and write to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a renderer process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5112.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.14%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.6

Record: CVE-2012-5376
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-5376
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5295 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-5295
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pff3-h37v-m32x 9.6

The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows...

Record: GHSA-pff3-h37v-m32x
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google chrome

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-5376 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Google Chrome, published October 11, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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