CVE-2020-16017

Google Chrome

Published 8 Jan 2021 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.6 Critical · 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

Use after free in site isolation in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
crbug.com/1146709 · Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-16017 · US Government Resource