CVE-2018-6139: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Insufficient target checks on the chrome.debugger API in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Google Chrome: before 67.0.3396.62 (fixed in 67.0.3396.62)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only

Published 2019-01-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.