What is CVE-2020-6572?

CVE-2020-6572 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2021-01-14.

Is CVE-2020-6572 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-6572 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2020-6572

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.191 (95.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-01-10. 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: 2022-07-10.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

crbug.com/1066893 (x_refsource_MISC)
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6572?: CVE-2020-6572 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2021-01-14.
Is CVE-2020-6572 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2020-6572 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.