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CVE-2016-1698

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1698 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome's extension bindings, specifically within the createCustomType function, which failed to validate module types. This flaw could allow an attacker to load arbitrary modules or gain access to sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploit codes or Metasploit modules. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or interest in this specific CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 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-2016-1698Moderate

chromium-browser: information leak in extension bindings

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 / 1912783002
crbug.com / 603725
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3594
securitytracker.com / id/1036026