CVE-2019-5850 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 76.0.3809.87, specifically affecting its offline mode. This flaw could allow a remote attacker, after compromising the renderer process via a crafted HTML page, to potentially achieve a sandbox escape. With a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and severe potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and concern within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 76.0.3809.87CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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