What is CVE-2020-15993?

CVE-2020-15993 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-15993?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Android

CVE-2020-15993

Use after free in printing in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15993?: CVE-2020-15993 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-15993?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.