CVE-2019-13768
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to...
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
- Record
CVE-2019-13768- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
- Record
CVE-2019-13768- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5184 No score
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
- Record
EUVD-2019-5184- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m523-mm9v-684f
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to...
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
- Record
GHSA-m523-mm9v-684f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
- Record
CVE-2019-13768- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-13768
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13768- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-13768
Use after free in FileAPI in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13768- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - 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 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 Show 17 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
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-2019-13768 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) 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 0.94%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in chromium 72.0.3626.81-1.