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CVE-2016-1668

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1668 describes a Same Origin Policy bypass vulnerability in the forEachForBinding function within WebKit's V8 bindings, affecting Google Chrome before version 50.0.2661.102 and various Debian and OpenSUSE distributions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and access sensitive information by tricking users into visiting a crafted website. While the vulnerability has a high CVSS score and a FAUCET Risk Score of 71/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion beyond a single media mention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 50.0.2661.87CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0129 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 14,852 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: chromium-browser-0:50.0.2661.102-1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1668Important

chromium-browser: same origin bypass in blink v8 bindings

May 11, 2016

References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html
codereview.chromium.org / 1960013002
crbug.com / 605910
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201605-02
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3590
securityfocus.com / bid/90584
securitytracker.com / id/1035872
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2960-1