CVE-2015-1248: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The FileSystem API in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 allows remote attackers to bypass the SafeBrowsing for Executable Files protection mechanism by creating a .exe file in a temporary filesystem and then referencing this file with a filesystem:http: URL.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
• Google Chrome: up to and including 40.0.2214.85

Published 2015-04-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.