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CVE-2019-13720

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 25, 2019 at 02:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsChromeLeap

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 49%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score49.4%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 49.4% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 23, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 13, 2022
1598 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13720

Description

Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Chrome· Googlenpm
95%
v < 78.0.3904.87
Affected range stops below 78.0.3904.87, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%
15.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
x_refsource_MISCPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://crbug.com/1019226
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-13720

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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