CVE-2018-20073
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local...
5.5 MediumFix available
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
0.24%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem.
- Record
CVE-2018-20073- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem.
- Record
CVE-2018-20073- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12648 No score
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12648- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52fr-fw94-x6c3
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local...
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem.
- Record
GHSA-52fr-fw94-x6c3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem.
- Record
CVE-2018-20073- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20073
Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20073- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1815-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium to version 75.0.3770.142 fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2019-5847: V8 sealed/frozen elements cause crash (boo#1141649).
- CVE-2019-5848: Font sizes may expose sensitive information (boo#1141649).
- CVE-2018-20073: Fixed information leaks of URL metadata nad passwords via extended filesystem attributes (boo#1120892).
Non-security fix:
- Fixed a segfault on startup (boo#1141102).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1815-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 No score
chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 72.0.3626.81-1 | 72.0.3626.81-1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 72.0.3626.81-1 | 72.0.3626.81-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 72.0.3626.81-1 | 72.0.3626.81-1 |
chromiumDebian:9 From an advisory covering 33 CVEs |
before 72.0.3626.96-1~deb9u1, plus listed versions 0.9-80.9-8.0.10.9.12-100.9.12-110.9.12-12 Show 21 moreShow less0.9.12-130.9.12-14~experimental10.9.12-14~experimental20.9.12-50.9.12-60.9.12-70.9.12-80.9.12-90.9.13.1-10.9.13.2-10.9.13.3-171.0.3578.62-171.0.3578.80-172.0.3626.53-172.0.3626.7-172.0.3626.7-272.0.3626.7-372.0.3626.7-472.0.3626.7-572.0.3626.7-672.0.3626.81-1 |
72.0.3626.96-1~deb9u1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 | 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 | 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 | 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 | 75.0.3770.142-bp150.217.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1081 CVEs |
before 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20073 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Chrome, published February 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in chromium 72.0.3626.81-1.
References
crbug.com/733943
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00057.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20073
github.com/advisories/GHSA-52fr-fw94-x6c3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20073
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bugzilla.suse.com/1120892
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20073
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