Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-15961
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient policy validation in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15961 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15961 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15961 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1114636 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1527 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1542 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1550 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- GLSA-202009-13 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- FEDORA-2020-2d994b986d vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-aea86f913e vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-214865ce21 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1713 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- DSA-4824 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202101-30 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO