CVEs / CVE-2020-16010

CVE-2020-16010: Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
critical 9.6 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 6.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

Google Chrome for Android UI contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 3 Nov 2020 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
Google Chrome	from unspecified, before 86.0.4240.185	86.0.4240.185
google chrome	before 86.0.4240.185	86.0.4240.185
google android	all versions	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	3 Nov 2021
Due date for US federal agencies	3 May 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.6 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-787, CWE-122

References

CVE-2020-16010 on NVD
CVE-2020-16010 in the CISA KEV catalog
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/chrome-for-android-update.html Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1144368 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-16010 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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