CVE-2016-1638: Google Chrome

Medium severity, CVSS 6.3. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict use of Web APIs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted platform app.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: up to and including 48.0.2564.116

Published 2016-03-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.