What is CVE-2020-16010?

CVE-2020-16010 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2020-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-16010?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-16010 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-16010 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2020-16010

Heap buffer overflow in UI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.185 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.064 (93.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.064 · newest: 0.064 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-11-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-05-03.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

crbug.com/1144368 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/chrome-for-android-update.html (Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16010?: CVE-2020-16010 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2020-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-16010?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-16010 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2020-16010 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.