CVE-2020-16040

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS: 99.60%
EPSS Percentile: 99.95%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 09-Jan-2021 02:15
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 09:57
EPSS Date: 2026-11-08
CWE: CWE-20, CWE-190, CWE-787

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:R /
                            S:U /
                            C:N /
                            I:N /
                            A:H

CNA Products / Version Status

Google · Chrome Source: CNA · [email protected]
Default status: unknown

unspecified ≤ version < 87.0.4280.88 — affected (custom)

Affected Products / Versions

google / chrome Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 87.0.4280.88
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 09-Nov-2026 06:25
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

(HOLODONUT, MKDOOR), stolen code-signing certificates, Cobalt Strike payloads, and exploits including CVE-2020-16040. Researchers Trace PeckBirdy Infrastructure Through DNS and WHOIS Analysis

Malware (2)

MITRE ATT&CK (4)

Tools (2)

Countries (1)

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