The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbo…

published 2012-10-11 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5295

cvss: 9.6; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and write to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a renderer process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5112.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

google chrome 22.0.1229.94

Exploit prediction

2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Technology feeds

Google Chrome rss critical rss

References

code.google.com /p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154983
vendor-advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com /2012/10/stable-channel-update_6105.html
vendor-advisory
blog.chromium.org /2012/10/pwnium-2-results-and-wrap-up_10.html
vendor-advisory
code.google.com /p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154987
vendor-advisory
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15156
vdb-entry, signature, tool-signature
secunia.com /advisories/50954
third-party-advisory
osvdb.org /86156
vdb-entry, broken-link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/79186
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-5376
NVD CVE-2012-5376

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Summary