CVE-2016-5179: Google Chrome OS

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.

Affected products

• Google Chrome OS: before 53.0.2785.144 (fixed in 53.0.2785.144)

Published 2018-03-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.