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CVE-2009-1412

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Argument injection vulnerability in the chromehtml: protocol handler in Google Chrome before 1.0.154.59, when invoked by Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files, and open tabs for URLs that do not satisfy the IsWebSafeScheme restriction, via a web page that sets document.location to a chromehtml: value, as demonstrated by use of a (1) javascript: or (2) data: URL. NOTE: this can be leveraged for Universal XSS by exploiting certain behavior involving persistence across page transitions.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.8 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
EPSS score
1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-1410)
Published
April 24, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1410 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • google / chrome
  • microsoft / internet explorer

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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