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CVE-2014-3172

The Debugger extension API in browser/extensions/api/debugger/debugger_api.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not validate a tab's URL before an attach operation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access limitations via an extension that uses a restricted URL, as demonstrated by a chrome:// URL.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0048 (0.5%)
Percentile: 65.1%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

google:chrome

Technical description

The Debugger extension API in browser/extensions/api/debugger/debugger_api.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not validate a tab's URL before an attach operation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access limitations via an extension that uses a restricted URL, as demonstrated by a chrome:// URL.

Published: 8/27/2014, 1:55:05 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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