Insufficient protection of permission UI in WebAPKs in Google Chrome on Android prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced the…

published 2019-02-19 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-15340

cvss: 6.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits: 0; none known

Insufficient protection of permission UI in WebAPKs in Google Chrome on Android prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced the user to install a malicious application to access privacy/security sensitive web APIs via a crafted APK.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 5

Google Chrome 72.0.3626.81

debian ubuntu red hat opensuse arch linux

chromium Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 72.0.3626.81-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5767

chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5767

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chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:0309

chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 93.0.4577.82-1.1
chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1
chromium Package Hub 15 72.0.3626.96-bp150.2.32.1
chromium Package Hub 12 SP2 72.0.3626.96-88.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 openSUSE-SU-2019:0216-1 openSUSE-SU-2019:0206-1

chromium Arch Linux 72.0.3626.81-1

arch linux advisories AVG-861

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-5767 updated 2026-06-28 cvss 6.5

chromium-browser: Incorrect security UI in WebAPKs

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 72.0.3626.81-1.el6_10
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:0309

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Exploit prediction

1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

Technology feeds

Google Chrome rss critical rss

References

access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:0309
vendor-advisory
debian.org /security/2019/dsa-4395
vendor-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/
vendor-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/106767
vdb-entry
crbug.com /902427
chromereleases.googleblog.com /2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-5767
NVD CVE-2019-5767

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Summary