CVE-2020-15966

Public Exploit

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted Chrome Extension.

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.75% Top 30%
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Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1113565 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00087.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00095.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00096.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-13 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GNIYFJST4TFJYFZ27VODBOINCLBGULTD/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FN7HZIGAOCZKBT4LV363BCPRA5FLY25I/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWNBJFBPKYCYSZTS54FHNCRZG6KC2AIJ/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00049.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15966?
CVE-2020-15966 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15966?
To fix CVE-2020-15966, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15966 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15966 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-15966?
CVE-2020-15966 affects Google Chrome.
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