CVE-2020-6409 Security feature bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2020-6409?

CVE-2020-6409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 Feb 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

Inappropriate implementation in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to enter a URI to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted domain name.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6409?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6409?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-6409 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6409 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-16010 Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-87491 Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6409, GHSA-9jh5-v8w5-pcc5, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6409.