Chrome OS vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product13 known exploited702 versions
The short answer

Chrome OS is made by Google. We track 475 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 702 versions. 13 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 17 September 2024. Google lists newer releases under their own names, such as Chrome OS Readiness Tool, so check those pages too.

Check your version

The most recent Chrome OS flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2014-0497, on 17 September 2024. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Other names

Is Chrome OS listed under other names? Yes.

Google also lists Chrome OS under more specific names, such as Chrome OS Readiness Tool. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Versions

Which versions of Chrome OS do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2016-4171Exploited list, 25 Mar 2022

    Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    all versions

12 more exploited flaws name Chrome OS without a version of its own, for example as the system other affected software runs on. They are in the list below.

Known exploited

Which Chrome OS vulnerabilities are being exploited?

13 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.8
    CVE-2014-0497CriticalKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity

    Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since17 Sep 2024
  2. 7.8
    CVE-2011-0609HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

    Chance of use64%Known exploited since8 Jun 2022
  3. 8.8
    CVE-2016-1010HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player and AIR Integer Overflow Vulnerability

    Integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and AIR allows attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use19%Known exploited since25 May 2022
  4. 8.8
    CVE-2016-0984HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allows attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use55%Known exploited since25 May 2022
  5. 9.8
    CVE-2018-5002CriticalKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

    Chance of use25%Known exploited since23 May 2022
  6. 8.8
    CVE-2016-7892HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.

    Chance of use19%Known exploited since25 Mar 2022
  7. 9.8
    CVE-2016-4171CriticalKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows for remote code execution.

    Chance of use20%Known exploited since25 Mar 2022
  8. 8.8
    CVE-2017-11292HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

    Chance of use12%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Chrome OS flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 90%
    CVE-2018-15982CriticalKnown exploited

    Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability.

    CVSS9.8Published18 Jan 2019
  2. 90%
    CVE-2018-4878CriticalKnown exploited

    A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161.

    CVSS9.8Published6 Feb 2018
  3. 34%

    Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the MP4 atom parser.

    CVSS9.8Published1 Dec 2017
  4. 34%

    Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the text handling function.

    CVSS9.8Published1 Dec 2017
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We track 475 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Chrome OS, across 702 versions. The most recent Chrome OS flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2014-0497, on 17 September 2024.

13 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2014-0497, CVE-2011-0609 and CVE-2016-1010.

Google also lists Chrome OS under more specific names, such as Chrome OS Readiness Tool. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2016-4171, affects all versions. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Chrome OS. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.