Page generated: 11 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC
← Dashboard

CVE-2019-5786

Object lifetime issue in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS 6.5 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.3/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 6.5: +0.97
  • Fresh EPSS: 61.09%: +0.31

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

McAfee
Press · 20 Mar 2019, 07:00 · Analysis of a Chrome Zero Day: CVE-2019-5786 - McAfee
Security Affairs
Press · 15 Mar 2019, 07:00 · Experts published details of the actively exploited CVE-2019-0808 Windows Flaw - Security Affairs
Mashable India
Press · 11 Mar 2019, 07:00 · Stop What You're Doing and Update Google Chrome Right Now - Mashable India
TelecomTalk
Press · 08 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Update Google Chrome Browser Right Now as Current Version May Be Under Cyber Attack Threat - TelecomTalk
Malwarebytes
Press · 08 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Google Chrome zero-day: Now is the time to update and restart your browser - Malwarebytes
See all 12 source documents
crn.com
Press · 07 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Google Reveals Zero-Day Exploit In Chrome: How To Fix Your Browser - crn.com
WeLiveSecurity
Press · 07 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Latest Chrome update plugs a zero-day hole - WeLiveSecurity
9to5Google
Press · 06 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Google fixes Chrome zero-day exploit, security update rolling out to Mac, Windows, Android, & Chrome OS - 9to5Google
ZDNET
Press · 06 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Google reveals Chrome zero-day under active attacks - ZDNET
Security Affairs
Press · 06 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2019-5786 actively exploited in the wild - Security Affairs
Help Net Security
Press · 06 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Google plugs Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild - Help Net Security
The Hacker News
Press · 06 Mar 2019, 08:00 · New Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Found Actively Exploited in the Wild - The Hacker News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 6.5; EPSS 61.1%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:10.185247+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
06 Mar 2019, 08:00
Latest press mention
20 Mar 2019, 07:00
Published
27 Jun 2019, 16:13
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
23 May 2022, 00:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories