Insufficient policy enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Insufficient policy enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | before 86.0.4240.75 | 86.0.4240.75 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected before 86.0.4240.75 Fixed in 86.0.4240.75 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 86.0.4240.75 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 sp2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 86.0.4240.75 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 86.0.4240.75
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2020:4235 Released 2020-10-13 · Red Hat rating Criticalchromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome — openSUSE-SU-2020:1829
39 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 24 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-12611 Buffer overflow in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 98
- TI-2020-12621 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2020-12623 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 46
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome — FEDORA-2020-4e8e48da22
36 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 23 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-12621 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2020-12584 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2020-12581 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 42
Show 2 more groups
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome — FEDORA-2020-8aca25b5c8
31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 19 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-12584 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2020-12581 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2020-12615 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome — FEDORA-2020-127d40f1ab
31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 19 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-12584 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2020-12581 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2020-12615 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4235 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4235 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4235 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4235 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15992
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggrc-4c2q-3q6r
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2020-15992 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15992 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ggrc-4c2q-3q6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-15992 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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