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CVE-2020-6572: Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2020-6572
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Google Chrome Media contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Googleproduct: ChromeMemory corruption
What
Google Chrome Media contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page.
Who is affected
Users of Google Chrome are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update Google Chrome to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-01-10
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6572

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-6572coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Google Chrome Media

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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