The Service Workers subsystem in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not properly…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Service Workers subsystem in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not properly implement the Secure Contexts specification during decisions about whether to control a subframe, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via an https IFRAME element inside an http IFRAME element.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01465 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:1485 Released 2016-07-26 · Red Hat rating Importantchromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-52.0.2743.82-1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-52.0.2743.82-1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-52.0.2743.82-1.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1485 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1485 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1485 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5132
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-682g-9hxq-jvvv
References
Advisory 8
Other 7
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2061203002/
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2009453002
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2085923002
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2082493002/
- https://crbug.com/607543
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2071433003
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Sources
- CVE-2016-5132 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5132 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-682g-9hxq-jvvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-5132 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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