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Vulnerability details: VCID-jrfu-h6au-bke8
Vulnerability ID VCID-jrfu-h6au-bke8
Aliases CVE-2023-2940
Summary 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)
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.9
Risk 3.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
ssvc Track https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://crbug.com/1426807
ssvc Track https://crbug.com/1426807
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2940
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
ssvc Track https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2940
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2929
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2930
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2931
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2932
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2933
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2934
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2935
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2936
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2937
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2938
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2939
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2940
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2941
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-3598
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
1426807 https://crbug.com/1426807
202311-11 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-2940 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2940
dsa-5418 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-03-06T15:55:39Z/ Found at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://crbug.com/1426807
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-03-06T15:55:39Z/ Found at https://crbug.com/1426807
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2940
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-03-06T15:55:39Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-03-06T15:55:39Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-03-06T15:55:39Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5418
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.04102
EPSS Score 0.00022
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:43:42.361802+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2940.json 37.0.0