CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-16009

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2020-11-03 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability — Google Chromium V8

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16009
Status
Analyzed
Published
2020-11-03
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-787, CWE-843

Description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected configurations

• cefsharp cefsharp (< 86.0.241) • google chrome (< 86.0.4240.183) • microsoft edge (< 86.0.622.63) • microsoft edge chromium (< 86.0.4240.183) • opensuse backports sle 15.0 • opensuse leap 15.1 • opensuse leap 15.2 • fedoraproject fedora 32 • fedoraproject fedora 33 • debian debian linux 10.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type weakness

References