HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2019-5816
HIGH

CVE-2019-5816

CWE-664Published: June 27, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Process lifetime issue in Chrome in Google Chrome on Android prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a remote attacker to potentially persist an exploited process via a crafted HTML page.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-5816 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
Google2 product(s)
chromeandroid
openSUSE2 product(s)
backportsleap
Source: NVD CPE · 7 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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CVE Program entry
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All References (10)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
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https://crbug.com/940245
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CPM7VPE27DUNJLXM4F5PAAEFFWOEND6X/
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
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https://crbug.com/940245
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CPM7VPE27DUNJLXM4F5PAAEFFWOEND6X/
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2019-5816
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-664
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 27, 2019

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2019-5816 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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