CVE-2019-5838
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed...
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
CVE-2019-5838- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
CVE-2019-5838- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-15409 No score
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
EUVD-2019-15409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7hj-53wf-rwww
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed...
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
GHSA-h7hj-53wf-rwww- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
CVE-2019-5838- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-5838
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5838- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2019:1477
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2019:1477- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5838
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5838- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0283 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 73.0.3683.103 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-5805, CVE-2019-5806, CVE-2019-5807, CVE-2019-5808, CVE-2019-5809, CVE-2019-5810, CVE-2019-5811, CVE-2019-5812, CVE-2019-5813, CVE-2019-5814, CVE-2019-5815, CVE-2019-5816, CVE-2019-5817, CVE-2019-5818, CVE-2019-5819, CVE-2019-5820, CVE-2019-5821, CVE-2019-5822, CVE-2019-5823, CVE-2019-5824, CVE-2019-5825, CVE-2019-5826, CVE-2019-5827, CVE-2019-5828, CVE-2019-5829, CVE-2019-5830, CVE-2019-5831, CVE-2019-5832, CVE-2019-5833, CVE-2019-5834, CVE-2019-5835, CVE-2019-5836, CVE-2019-5837, CVE-2019-5838, CVE-2019-5839, CVE-2019-5840, CVE-2019-5842, CVE-2019-5847, CVE-2019-5848, CVE-2019-5849, CVE-2019-5850, CVE-2019-5851, CVE-2019-5852, CVE-2019-5853, CVE-2019-5854, CVE-2019-5855, CVE-2019-5856, CVE-2019-5857, CVE-2019-5858, CVE-2019-5859, CVE-2019-5860, CVE-2019-5861, CVE-2019-5862, CVE-2019-5863, CVE-2019-5864, CVE-2019-5865, CVE-2019-5866, CVE-2019-5867, CVE-2019-5868, CVE-2019-5869, CVE-2019-5870, CVE-2019-5871, CVE-2019-5872, CVE-2019-5873, CVE-2019-5874, CVE-2019-5875, CVE-2019-5876, CVE-2019-5877, CVE-2019-5878, CVE-2019-5879, CVE-2019-5880, CVE-2019-5881, CVE-2019-13659, CVE-2019-13660, CVE-2019-13661, CVE-2019-13662, CVE-2019-13663, CVE-2019-13664, CVE-2019-13665, CVE-2019-13666, CVE-2019-13667, CVE-2019-13668, CVE-2019-13669, CVE-2019-13670, CVE-2019-13671, CVE-2019-13673, CVE-2019-13674, CVE-2019-13675, CVE-2019-13676, CVE-2019-13677, CVE-2019-13678, CVE-2019-13679, CVE-2019-13680, CVE-2019-13681, CVE-2019-13682, CVE-2019-13683)
- Record
MGASA-2019-0283- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1557-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium to version 75.0.3770.80 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-5828: Fixed a Use after free in ServiceWorker
- CVE-2019-5829: Fixed Use after free in Download Manager
- CVE-2019-5830: Fixed an incorrectly credentialed requests in CORS
- CVE-2019-5831: Fixed an incorrect map processing in V8
- CVE-2019-5832: Fixed an incorrect CORS handling in XHR
- CVE-2019-5833: Fixed an inconsistent security UI placemen
- CVE-2019-5835: Fixed an out of bounds read in Swiftshader
- CVE-2019-5836: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in Angle
- CVE-2019-5837: Fixed a cross-origin resources size disclosure in Appcache
- CVE-2019-5838: Fixed an overly permissive tab access in Extensions
- CVE-2019-5839: Fixed an incorrect handling of certain code points in Blink
- CVE-2019-5840: Fixed a popup blocker bypass
- CVE-2019-5834: Fixed a URL spoof in Omnibox on iOS
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1557-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1558-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium to version 75.0.3770.80 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-5828: Fixed a Use after free in ServiceWorker
- CVE-2019-5829: Fixed Use after free in Download Manager
- CVE-2019-5830: Fixed an incorrectly credentialed requests in CORS
- CVE-2019-5831: Fixed an incorrect map processing in V8
- CVE-2019-5832: Fixed an incorrect CORS handling in XHR
- CVE-2019-5833: Fixed an inconsistent security UI placemen
- CVE-2019-5835: Fixed an out of bounds read in Swiftshader
- CVE-2019-5836: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in Angle
- CVE-2019-5837: Fixed a cross-origin resources size disclosure in Appcache
- CVE-2019-5838: Fixed an overly permissive tab access in Extensions
- CVE-2019-5839: Fixed an incorrect handling of certain code points in Blink
- CVE-2019-5840: Fixed a popup blocker bypass
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1558-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1666-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Chromium was updated to 75.0.3770.90 (boo#1137332 boo#1138287):
- CVE-2019-5842: Use-after-free in Blink.
Also updated to 75.0.3770.80 boo#1137332:
- CVE-2019-5828: Use after free in ServiceWorker
- CVE-2019-5829: Use after free in Download Manager
- CVE-2019-5830: Incorrectly credentialed requests in CORS
- CVE-2019-5831: Incorrect map processing in V8
- CVE-2019-5832: Incorrect CORS handling in XHR
- CVE-2019-5833: Inconsistent security UI placemen
- CVE-2019-5835: Out of bounds read in Swiftshader
- CVE-2019-5836: Heap buffer overflow in Angle
- CVE-2019-5837: Cross-origin resources size disclosure in Appcache
- CVE-2019-5838: Overly permissive tab access in Extensions
- CVE-2019-5839: Incorrect handling of certain code points in Blink
- CVE-2019-5840: Popup blocker bypass
- Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- CVE-2019-5834: URL spoof in Omnibox on iOS
Update to 74.0.3729.169:
- Feature fixes update only
Update to 74.0.3729.157:
- Various security fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
Includes security fixes from 74.0.3729.131 (boo#1134218):
- CVE-2019-5827: Out-of-bounds access in SQLite
- CVE-2019-5824: Parameter passing error in media player
Update to 74.0.3729.108 boo#1133313:
- CVE-2019-5805: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2019-5806: Integer overflow in Angle
- CVE-2019-5807: Memory corruption in V8
- CVE-2019-5808: Use after free in Blink
- CVE-2019-5809: Use after free in Blink
- CVE-2019-5810: User information disclosure in Autofill
- CVE-2019-5811: CORS bypass in Blink
- CVE-2019-5813: Out of bounds read in V8
- CVE-2019-5814: CORS bypass in Blink
- CVE-2019-5815: Heap buffer overflow in Blink
- CVE-2019-5818: Uninitialized value in media reader
- CVE-2019-5819: Incorrect escaping in developer tools
- CVE-2019-5820: Integer overflow in PDFium
- CVE-2019-5821: Integer overflow in PDFium
- CVE-2019-5822: CORS bypass in download manager
- CVE-2019-5823: Forced navigation from service worker
- CVE-2019-5812: URL spoof in Omnibox on iOS
- CVE-2019-5816: Exploit persistence extension on Android
- CVE-2019-5817: Heap buffer overflow in Angle on Windows
Update to 73.0.3686.103:
- Various feature fixes
Update to 73.0.3683.86:
- Just feature fixes around
- Update conditions to use system harfbuzz on TW+
- Require java during build
- Enable using pipewire when available
- Rebase chromium-vaapi.patch to match up the Fedora one
Update to 73.0.3683.75 boo#1129059:
- CVE-2019-5787: Use after free in Canvas.
- CVE-2019-5788: Use after free in FileAPI.
- CVE-2019-5789: Use after free in WebMIDI.
- CVE-2019-5790: Heap buffer overflow in V8.
- CVE-2019-5791: Type confusion in V8.
- CVE-2019-5792: Integer overflow in PDFium.
- CVE-2019-5793: Excessive permissions for private API in Extensions.
- CVE-2019-5794: Security UI spoofing.
- CVE-2019-5795: Integer overflow in PDFium.
- CVE-2019-5796: Race condition in Extensions.
- CVE-2019-5797: Race condition in DOMStorage.
- CVE-2019-5798: Out of bounds read in Skia.
- CVE-2019-5799: CSP bypass with blob URL.
- CVE-2019-5800: CSP bypass with blob URL.
- CVE-2019-5801: Incorrect Omnibox display on iOS.
- CVE-2019-5802: Security UI spoofing.
- CVE-2019-5803: CSP bypass with Javascript URLs'.
- CVE-2019-5804: Command line command injection on Windows.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1666-1- 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 75.0.3770.80-1 | 75.0.3770.80-1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 75.0.3770.80-1 | 75.0.3770.80-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 75.0.3770.80-1 | 75.0.3770.80-1 |
chromiumDebian:10 From an advisory covering 58 CVEs |
before 76.0.3809.100-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 73.0.3683.75-174.0.3729.108-175.0.3770.10-175.0.3770.80-175.0.3770.90-1 Show 4 moreShow less76.0.3809.62-176.0.3809.71-176.0.3809.87-176.0.3809.87-2 |
76.0.3809.100-1~deb10u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:7 From an advisory covering 96 CVEs |
before 77.0.3865.75-1.mga7 | 77.0.3865.75-1.mga7 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:75.0.3770.80-1.el6_10 | 0:75.0.3770.80-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:75.0.3770.80-1.el6_10 | 0:75.0.3770.80-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 76.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 45 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.268.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.16.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.16.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
76.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 75.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 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 23 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.18.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
75.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.80-lp151.2.6.1 | 75.0.3770.80-lp151.2.6.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.80-lp150.215.1 | 75.0.3770.80-lp150.215.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
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-2019-5838 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Chrome, published June 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in chromium 75.0.3770.80-1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
crbug.com/893087
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FKN4GPMBQ3SDXWB4HL45II5CZ7P2E4AI
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4500
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seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/19
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5838
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7hj-53wf-rwww
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-5838
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0283.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23558
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1477
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1718256
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_1477.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5828
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5838
bugzilla.suse.com/1137332
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5828
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