CVEs / CVE-2020-6572
CVE-2020-6572: Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 10 Jan 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 10.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chrome Media contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page.
Description
Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 81.0.4044.92 | 81.0.4044.92 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 10 Jan 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 10 Jul 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-416 |
References
- CVE-2020-6572 on NVD
- CVE-2020-6572 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2020-6572 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1066893 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6572 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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