CVE-2020-6572

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 14, 2021 at 08:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score10.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 10.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 96% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Google Chrome Media contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jan 10, 2022
Remediation Due
Jul 10, 2022
1570 days overdue

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

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

v < 81.0.4044.92
Affected range stops below 81.0.4044.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1066893
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6572

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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