CVE-2016-5179
Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.
Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.
- Record
CVE-2016-5179- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.
- Record
CVE-2016-5179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6130 No score
Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6130- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qc2r-75r5-j2hv
Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.
Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.
- Record
GHSA-qc2r-75r5-j2hv- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2016-5179 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Chrome Os, published March 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.34%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.