Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-16010

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.6In CISA KEVEPSS 6.4%Published · Google

The short answer

CVE-2020-16010 affects Google Chrome and is rated critical (CVSS 9.6). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

Heap buffer overflow in UI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.185 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-122.

Severity

9.6 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Nov 3, 2021

Federal due date May 3, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

6.4%

Higher than 94% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

Chrome, chrome, android. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2020-16010 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-16010 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16010?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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