CVE-2020-16035 Security feature bypass in Chrome
A remote attacker with compromised browser process can bypass noexec restrictions on ChromeOS via a malicious file.
- 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-2020-16035?
CVE-2020-16035 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 data validation in cros-disks in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the browser process to bypass noexec restrictions via a malicious file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16035?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16035?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-16035 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16035 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16035, GHSA-f8xv-g4pr-rpx5, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16035.