CVE-2020-6486 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass navigation restrictions in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.
- 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-2020-6486?
CVE-2020-6486 is a medium-severity 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 navigations in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6486?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6486?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6486 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6486 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6486, GHSA-w8v2-8vh5-hmxc, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6486.