CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6. It affects Chrome. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation in the wild. It may be remotely exploitable.
CISA KEV Details
Status: This CVE is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Ransomware use: Unknown
Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CVE
CVE-2020-16017
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.6
EPSS
2.75%
Chrome
Original NVD Description
Use after free in site isolation in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
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