CVE-2020-15998 json
Use after free in USB in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentia…
published 2020-11-03 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-7969
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Use after free in USB in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Patch / fix
- Google Chrome 86.0.4240.99
Exploit prediction
0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Google Chrome
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
- Technology feeds
References
-
chromereleases.googleblog.com
/2020/10/chrome-for-android-update_31.html
vendor-advisory
-
crbug.com
/1135857
permissions-required, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15998
- NVD CVE-2020-15998
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