CVE-2018-6152: Debian Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.6. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Google Chrome: before 66.0.3359.106 (fixed in 66.0.3359.106)
• 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 2018-12-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.