CVE-2018-6169
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75...
6.5 MediumFix available
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.
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
1.35%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2018-6169- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2018-6169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17932 No score
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17932- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8w6-9c44-28r8
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75...
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-m8w6-9c44-28r8- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:2282
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:2282- 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-2018-6169
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6169- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0343 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities
Chromium-browser 68.0.3440.106 fixes security issues:
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 67.0.3396.87 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-2018-4117, CVE-2018-6044, CVE-2018-6153, CVE-2018-6154, CVE-2018-6155, CVE-2018-6156, CVE-2018-6157, CVE-2018-6158, CVE-2018-6159, CVE-2018-6160, CVE-2018-6161, CVE-2018-6162, CVE-2018-6163, CVE-2018-6164, CVE-2018-6165, CVE-2018-6166, CVE-2018-6167, CVE-2018-6168, CVE-2018-6169, CVE-2018-6170, CVE-2018-6171, CVE-2018-6172, CVE-2018-6173, CVE-2018-6174, CVE-2018-6175, CVE-2018-6176, CVE-2018-6177, CVE-2018-6178, CVE-2018-6179)
Upstream also reported for release 68.0.3440.75 that three additional flaws were fixed in earlier (unspecified) chromium releases but not listed in the release notes for those releases. (CVE-2018-6150, CVE-2018-6151, CVE-2018-6152)
- Record
MGASA-2018-0343- 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 |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:9 From an advisory covering 33 CVEs |
before 68.0.3440.75-1~deb9u1, plus listed versions 59.0.3071.104-159.0.3071.86-160.0.3112.72-160.0.3112.78-160.0.3112.78-1~deb9u1 Show 43 moreShow less61.0.3163.100-161.0.3163.100-1~deb9u161.0.3163.100-262.0.3202.75-162.0.3202.75-1~deb9u162.0.3202.89-162.0.3202.89-1~deb9u163.0.3239.30-163.0.3239.40-163.0.3239.84-163.0.3239.84-1~deb9u164.0.3282.119-164.0.3282.119-1~deb9u164.0.3282.119-265.0.3325.146-165.0.3325.146-265.0.3325.146-365.0.3325.146-465.0.3325.73-165.0.3325.74-166.0.3359.117-166.0.3359.117-1~deb9u166.0.3359.139-166.0.3359.181-166.0.3359.22-166.0.3359.22-266.0.3359.22-366.0.3359.26-166.0.3359.26-267.0.3396.48-167.0.3396.56-167.0.3396.57-167.0.3396.62-167.0.3396.62-267.0.3396.79-167.0.3396.79-267.0.3396.87-167.0.3396.87-1~deb9u168.0.3440.17-168.0.3440.25-168.0.3440.33-168.0.3440.42-168.0.3440.7-1 |
68.0.3440.75-1~deb9u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:6 From an advisory covering 32 CVEs |
before 68.0.3440.106-1.mga6 | 68.0.3440.106-1.mga6 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10 | 0:68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10 | 0:68.0.3440.75-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 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 32 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1 Show 17 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
None known |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 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 9 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
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-2018-6169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Chrome, published July 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
crbug.com/394518
securityfocus.com/bid/104887
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6169
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8w6-9c44-28r8
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0343.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23364
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1608177
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhsa-2018_2282.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4117
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6169
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11215
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