CVE DATABASE / CVE-2020-16013
CVE-2020-16013
Google Chromium V8 Incorrect Implementation Vulnerabililty
CVSS 8.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2021-11-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Google chrome
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References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
- https://crbug.com/1147206
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-16013
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-24. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.