CVE-2020-16040 Public exploit EPSS 99.6%
Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Google · Chrome
Summary
The flaw is insufficient data validation in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome, affecting versions prior to 87.0.4280.88. An attacker who can get a victim to load a crafted HTML page could potentially exploit the resulting heap corruption.
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66.4 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 5 years after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 50 days before disclosure.
- Public exploit codeMetasploit50 days before
- Disclosedday 0
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+5 yrs
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No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 3 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.