CVE-2020-6572 kev in the critical feed json
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.
published 2021-01-14 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-27721
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-01-10
- epss
- 10.6%
- EPSS 10.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Google Chrome 81.0.4044.92
- chromium Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 81.0.4044.92-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6572
- chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 89.0.4389.82-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 89.0.4389.82-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6572
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Timeline
- Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-07-10 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Google, Chrome Media
- CISA name
- Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Found
- 2020-04-01
- Patched
- 2020-04-07
- Details
- project zero root cause analysis
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
10.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 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 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Google Chrome
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
- Technology feeds
References
-
crbug.com
/1066893
permissions-required, vendor-advisory
-
chromereleases.googleblog.com
/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6572
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-6572
- NVD CVE-2020-6572
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