CVE-2020-16009

Google Chrome

Published 3 Nov 2020 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 3 May 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html · Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00017.html · Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/159974/Chrome-V8-Turbofan-Type-Confusion.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
crbug.com/1143772 · Exploit, Issue Tracking
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S4XYJ7B6OXHZNYSA5J3DBUOFEC6WCAGW/ · Release Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SC3U3H6AISVZB5PLZLLNF4HMQ4UFFL7M/ · Release Notes
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12 · Third Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-16009 · US Government Resource