Command injection in Google Chrome
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Insufficient data validation in crosh could lead to a command injection under chronos privileges in Networking in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 61.0.3163.113 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | before 61.0.3163.113 | 61.0.3163.113 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected before 61.0.3163.113 Fixed in 61.0.3163.113 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 61.0.3163.113
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 61.0.3163.113
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-11316 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Google ChromePriority LOW 33
- TI-2017-11317 Race condition in Google ChromePriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15403
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4wfv-vf72-f6xj
- 2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-11-02 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-15403 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15403 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4wfv-vf72-f6xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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