CVE-2020-15961 Security feature bypass in Chrome
An attacker can escape the browser sandbox by tricking a user into installing a malicious Chrome extension, potentially executing code on the host system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-15961?
CVE-2020-15961 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient policy validation in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15961?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15961?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-15961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15961, GHSA-p56m-hx7c-pjv5, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15961.