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CVE-2019-5780 json

Insufficient restrictions on what can be done with Apple Events in Google Chrome on macOS prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-15353

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Insufficient restrictions on what can be done with Apple Events in Google Chrome on macOS prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to execute JavaScript via Apple Events.

Patch / fix

  • Google Chrome 72.0.3626.81
  • chromium Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 72.0.3626.81-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5780

  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5780

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:0309

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • chromium Package Hub 15 72.0.3626.96-bp150.2.32.1
  • chromium Package Hub 12 SP2 72.0.3626.96-88.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1openSUSE-SU-2019:0216-1openSUSE-SU-2019:0206-1

  • chromium Arch Linux 72.0.3626.81-1

arch linux advisories AVG-861

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-5780 updated cvss 4.3

chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0309

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
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References

Sources

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