Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2020-16035

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-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 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Insufficient data validation in cros-disks in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the browser process to bypass noexec restrictions via a malicious file.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium87.0.4280.88-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16035
Debian:13chromium87.0.4280.88-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16035
Debian:14chromium87.0.4280.88-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16035

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 87.0.4280.66

References