# Security alert -- Chromium vulnerability affecting Mist Browser Beta

DevFeed: [Security alert -- Chromium vulnerability affecting Mist Browser Beta](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/security-alert-chromium-vulnerability-affecting-mist-browser-beta-16816.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2017/12/15/security-alert-chromium-vulnerability-affecting-mist-browser-beta>)

Author: Everton Fraga

Published: 2017-12-15T10:48:58Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability.md>), [Chromium](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chromium.md>), [Electron](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/electron.md>), [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [chromium](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chromium.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [electron](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/electron.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>)

## AI overview

A Chromium vulnerability affects Mist Browser Beta v0.9.3 and earlier. Users are warned not to browse untrusted websites because malicious sites could potentially steal private keys. The Ethereum Wallet desktop app is not affected.

## Source excerpt

Due to a Chromium vulnerability affecting all released versions of the Mist Browser Beta v0.9.3 and below, we are issuing this alert warning users not to browse untrusted websites with Mist Browser Beta at this time. Users of "Ethereum Wallet" desktop app are not affected. Affected configurations: Mist Browser...