CVE-2015-1226 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 41.0.2272.76, where the DebuggerFunction::InitAgentHost function in the debugger API did not adequately restrict URLs for debugger targets. This allowed remote attackers to bypass access restrictions through a specially crafted extension. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in the KEV catalog, though it garnered some community discussion and media coverage at the time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 40.0.2214.115CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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