CVE-2023-2940: Google Chrome

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 114.0.5735.90 (fixed in 114.0.5735.90)

Published 2023-05-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.