CVE-2020-16022 Security feature bypass in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass firewall controls in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages due to insufficient networking policy enforcement.

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-2020-16022?

CVE-2020-16022 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 8 Jan 2021. 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 enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass firewall controls via a crafted HTML page.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16022?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16022?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-16022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16022, GHSA-m6x6-gxj6-rqq5, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16022.

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