CVE-2012-4908
Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain access to local files via vectors involving a symlink.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain access to local files via vectors involving a symlink.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.35% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 September 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrome-for-android-update.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144866
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrome-for-android-update.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144866
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.