CVE-2024-6778
Race in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.182 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or...
- Published
- Jul 16, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- Chrome
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 54.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Race in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.182 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Sources
2A POC exploit for CVE-2024-5836 and CVE-2024-6778, allowing for a sandbox escape from a Chrome extension.
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-6778, a Chromium sandbox escape via a malicious browser extension, achieving code execution on privileged WebUI pages.
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