Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-6495
Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.97 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Opensuse Backports — versions sle-15
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6495?
- CVE-2020-6495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-06-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6495?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6495 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.