CVE-2020-16022

Public Exploit

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass firewall controls via a crafted HTML page.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.19%

Vendor Advisory googleblog.com Vendor Advisory crbug.com

Affected: Google Chrome

References

Link	Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html	release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1145680	issue tracking exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16022?: CVE-2020-16022 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16022?: To fix CVE-2020-16022, 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-2020-16022 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-16022 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-16022?: CVE-2020-16022 affects Google Chrome.

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