CVE-2020-16019
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2021 at 05:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorChromeChromeOS
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
Inappropriate implementation in filesystem in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the browser process to bypass noexec restrictions via a malicious file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.htmlx_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://crbug.com/1139408CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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