CVEs / CVE-2020-16013
CVE-2020-16013: Google Chromium V8 Incorrect Implementation Vulnerabililty
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Description
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 86.0.4240.198 | 86.0.4240.198 |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| CefSharp.Common (NuGet) | before 86.0.241 | 86.0.241 |
| CefSharp.Wpf (NuGet) | before 86.0.241 | 86.0.241 |
| CefSharp.WinForms (NuGet) | before 86.0.241 | 86.0.241 |
| CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost (NuGet) | before 86.0.241 | 86.0.241 |
Package versions from GHSA-x7fx-mcc9-27j7.
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 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2020-16013 on NVD
- CVE-2020-16013 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2020-16013 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1147206 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-16013 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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