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CVE-2023-5481

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-5481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 118.0.5993.70, affecting both Google Chrome and Debian-based systems. It allows a remote attacker to spoof security UI elements through a crafted HTML page, potentially deceiving users. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with a high impact on integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 118.0.5993.70, < 118.0.5993.70CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 118.0.5993.70CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0075 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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 (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)Fixed in: 118.0.2088.46
googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2023-Oct/CVE-2023-5481

Chromium: CVE-2023-5481 Inappropriate implementation in Downloads

Oct 10, 2023

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
crbug.com / 1458934
Permissions Required
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202311-11
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202312-07
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202401-34
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5526
Third Party Advisory