CVE-2018-6083 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 65.0.3325.146, also affecting Debian and Red Hat distributions. This flaw allowed a remote attacker to install Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) from CSP sandboxed pages, granting access to privileged APIs through a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or proof-of-concept code. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or interest in this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 65.0.3325.146CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.