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CVE-2020-6418

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2020-02-27 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 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-2020-6418

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2020-02-27
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-843

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected configurations

• google chrome (< 80.0.3987.122) • fedoraproject fedora 30 • fedoraproject fedora 31 • redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux server 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0 • debian debian linux 9.0 • debian debian linux 10.0

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type weakness

References