CVE-2020-6402

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in downloads in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.58% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1029375 permissions required
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0514 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00025.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6402?
CVE-2020-6402 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6402?
To fix CVE-2020-6402, 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-2020-6402 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-6402 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-6402?
CVE-2020-6402 affects Google Chrome.
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