CVE-2020-16022 Security feature bypass in Chrome
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16022, GHSA-m6x6-gxj6-rqq5, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16022.