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CVE-2020-16043
Insufficient data validation in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.141 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary…
High8.8EPSS 1.1%
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- Updated
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- Chrome
Description
Insufficient data validation in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.141 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via malicious network traffic.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- Insufficient data validation
Affected products
References (6)
- https://crbug.com/1148309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-202101-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-4832 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-79926272ce (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-d9faeff8eb (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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