What is CVE-2020-15994?

CVE-2020-15994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-15994?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Android

CVE-2020-15994

Use after free in V8 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

Published 2020-11-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.131 (96.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.131 · newest: 0.131 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/chrome-for-android-update_31.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
crbug.com/1117258 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15994?: CVE-2020-15994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-15994?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.