CVE-2020-6493
CRITICAL
9.6
CVSS Score
Published: June 3, 2020 at 10:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:23 AM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxChromeLeap
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Severity
CRITICAL9.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Use after free in WebAuthentication in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.97 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 83.0.4103.97
Affected range stops below 83.0.4103.97, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.htmlx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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