CVE-2020-6471 Security feature bypass in Chrome
A malicious Chrome extension could bypass sandbox restrictions, allowing attackers to execute code outside the browser sandbox.
- 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-2020-6471?
CVE-2020-6471 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 May 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 enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6471?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6471?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6471, GHSA-4xcq-p4x2-qg99, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6471.