CVE-2020-6438

Public Exploit

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
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Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/714617 vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00024.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00031.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XWIVVYIQU67QR2LHNGGZBS4FZOW2RQO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFVP775RPRDVY5FUCN7ABH5AE74TQFDD/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMXPDHEEACPD3BCMTC26SCCYB2ZMUOAO/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6438?
CVE-2020-6438 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6438?
To fix CVE-2020-6438, 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-2020-6438 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-6438 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-2020-6438?
CVE-2020-6438 affects Google Chrome.
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