CVE-2020-6572

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-01-10

Actively exploited. CVE-2020-6572 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-10) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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

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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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 95% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2020-6572: Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-01-10

External references

NVD record for CVE-2020-6572

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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