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CVE-2016-1638

CVE detail

CVE-2016-1638

extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict use of Web APIs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted platform app.

CVSS 6.3 · MediumBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

Chrome 49 Released with 26 Security FixesSecurityWeek
Google on Wednesday released Chrome 49 in the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux, providing users with 26 security fixes and various other improvements.
newswww.securityweek.comMar 3, 2016, 1:28 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Mar 6, 2016

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): Required. Another user must take an action for exploitation to succeed.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses