CVE-2020-16009

critical KEV
Published 2020-12-02 · Modified 2021-11-03
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that 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.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Google
Product
Chromium V8
Due date
2022-05-03

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16009

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16009

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202011-2

Exploits

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed86.0.4240.183-1
debian debianbookwormfixed87.0.4280.88-0.1
debian debianbullseyefixed87.0.4280.88-0.1
debian debianforkyfixed87.0.4280.88-0.1
debian debiansidfixed87.0.4280.88-0.1
debian debiantrixiefixed87.0.4280.88-0.1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
nuget NuGetCefSharp.Common<86.0.24186.0.241
nuget NuGetCefSharp.Wpf<86.0.24186.0.241
nuget NuGetCefSharp.WinForms<86.0.24186.0.241
nuget NuGetCefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost<86.0.24186.0.241

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.