EXPOSURES › CVE-2020-16013
CVE-2020-16013
HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITEDA heap corruption vulnerability in Google Chromium V8 allowed remote attackers to exploit crafted HTML pages, affecting multiple Chromium-based browsers.
This vulnerability exploited heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, enabling remote code execution in browsers like Chrome and Edge. DIB organizations must ensure their browsers are patched promptly, as unpatched instances could lead to data breaches or ransomware entry. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild, highlighting the risk of relying on unpatched software.
Shame score — The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild and affected widely used browsers, but Google responded with a patch, mitigating some reputational damage.
▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation 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.
"Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability"
| PRODUCT | STATUS |
|---|---|
| Google Services (Google Cloud Platform Products and underlying Infrastructure) Google |
Authorized |
| Google Workspace Google |
Authorized |