Integer overflow in Google Chrome
Priority HIGH 74CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.99595 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 87.0.4280.88
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 87.0.4280.88
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 87.0.4280.88
6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-12651 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2020-12650 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2020-12649 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-16040
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6v42-384q-wwf5
References
Exploit 2
Patch 1
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-2020-16040 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-16040 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6v42-384q-wwf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-16040 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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