CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-6438

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Chrome Extension.

How to fix

Remediation Available

chromiumDebian

Fixed in:81.0.4044.92-1CVE-2020-6438

Fixed in:81.0.4044.92-1CVE-2020-6438

Fixed in:81.0.4044.92-1CVE-2020-6438

Fixed in:81.0.4044.92-1CVE-2020-6438

Google ChromeWindows application

Affected:81.0.4044.92Fixed in:81.0.4044.92Google LLC

Google Chrome (EXE)Windows application

Affected:81.0.4044.92Fixed in:81.0.4044.92Google LLC

Google Chrome BetaWindows application

Affected:81.0.4044.92Fixed in:81.0.4044.92Google LLC

Google Chrome Beta (EXE)Windows application

Affected:81.0.4044.92Fixed in:81.0.4044.92Google LLC

Google Chrome CanaryWindows application

Affected:81.0.4044.92Fixed in:81.0.4044.92Google LLC

Google Chrome DevWindows application

Affected:81.0.4044.92Fixed in:81.0.4044.92Google LLC

Google Chrome Dev (EXE)Windows application

Affected:81.0.4044.92Fixed in:81.0.4044.92Google LLC

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

crbug.com

Vendor Advisory1

chromereleases.googleblog.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references3

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