CVE-2016-5206: Google Chrome

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly followed redirects, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: up to and including 54.0.2840.99

Published 2017-01-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.