Is CVE-2020-16017 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2020-16017 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-16017?

CVE-2020-16017 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-16017?

CVE-2020-16017 has an EPSS score of 2.75% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-16017

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 84th pctl

9.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Use after free in site isolation in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

CWE-416Use After Free

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Google Chrome Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Google Chrome contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-24.