CVE-2016-5204: Leaking of an SVG shadow tree leading to corruption of the DOM tree in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0...

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CVE-2016-5204 is a Google Chrome Blink flaw where a malicious web page could corrupt browser DOM handling and cause universal cross-site scripting. Affected users were those running Chrome before the fixed 55.x releases on desktop or Android. Exposure is mainly legacy endpoints, unmanaged browsers, embedded browser environments, or old Android devices still running affected Chrome versions. Current managed Chrome fleets should usually be outside the affected range, but evidence should come from browser inventory. Treat this as high priority only if legacy Chrome remains in the environment. For modern managed browsers, this is primarily a hygiene and inventory validation issue rather than an emergency response item. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Chrome beyond 55.0.2883.75 on desktop and 55.0.2883.84 on Android.; Apply applicable Red Hat or Gentoo vendor updates where those platforms are in scope.; Retire or isolate unsupported systems that cannot run a fixed browser version..

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Jun 13, 2026, 12:51 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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