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CVE-2020-6572

HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITED
DETAIL
SourceCISA-KEV · kev Published2022-01-10 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6572 ↗
⚡ RCE ⌖ EXPLOITED IN THE WILD SHAME 78/100 exploited-in-wildunpatchedrce

A use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's media component allowed remote code execution via a crafted HTML page and was actively exploited in the wild.

This use-after-free flaw in Chrome's media stack enabled attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely by tricking users into visiting a malicious webpage. DIB organizations must ensure their browsers are patched immediately, as this vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild and represents a significant compliance risk under NIST 800-171 for unpatched software.

Shame score — The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild, indicating a failure to patch known critical flaws before they were weaponized by attackers.

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION  Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.

DESCRIPTION

Google Chrome Media contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page.

AFFECTED FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 2
PRODUCTSTATUS
Google Services (Google Cloud Platform Products and underlying Infrastructure)
Google
Authorized
Google Workspace
Google
Authorized