CVE-2020-16040
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2021 at 05:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 100%
Description
Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162087/Google-Chrome-86.0.4240-V8-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162106/Google-Chrome-86.0.4240-V8-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162144/Google-Chrome-SimplfiedLowering-Integer-Overflow.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://crbug.com/1150649CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-190CWE-787
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