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CVE-2016-1697

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1697 is a Same Origin Policy bypass vulnerability in the FrameLoader::startLoad function of Blink, affecting Google Chrome and various Linux distributions including Debian, Red Hat, and SUSE. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute crafted JavaScript during DocumentLoader detach operations. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it poses a significant risk, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 51.0.2704.63CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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
1.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0185 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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-0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1697Important

chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in blink

Jun 1, 2016

References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1201
codereview.chromium.org / 2021373003
crbug.com / 613266
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3594
securitytracker.com / id/1036026
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2992-1