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CVE-2017-5081

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5081 describes a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 59.0.3071.86 (Mac, Windows, Linux) and 59.0.3071.92 (Android), allowing a local attacker with write access to modify extension files due to insufficient locale folder verification. The CVSS score is 3.3 (LOW), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a limited impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low overall attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 59.0.3071.86CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 59.0.3071.92CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: 3.1

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 1,511 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 0.0 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-0:59.0.3071.86-1.el6_9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5081Moderate

chromium-browser: extension verification bypass

Jun 5, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1399
chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
crbug.com / 672008
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201706-20
securityfocus.com / bid/98861
securitytracker.com / id/1038622