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CVE-2020-15978

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  • Published2020-11-03
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

Insufficient data validation in navigation in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-11-0303:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
31.x= 31no fix published
32.x= 32no fix published
33.x= 33no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Google chromeversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
86.0< 86.0.4240.7586.0.4240.75

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2all versions · fixed in 86.0.4240.183-bp152.2.26.1
  • chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1all versions · fixed in 86.0.4240.75-bp151.3.113.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.2all versions · fixed in 86.0.4240.75-lp152.2.39.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1all versions · fixed in 86.0.4240.75-lp152.2.39.1
  • chromiumDebian:14all versions · fixed in 87.0.4280.88-0.1
  • chromiumDebian:13all versions · fixed in 87.0.4280.88-0.1

9 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-15978 Red Hat Product Security14 products fixed

    chromium-browser: Insufficient data validation in navigation

  • RHSA-2020:4235 Red Hat Product Security14 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2020:4235 · 14 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Exploit-DB
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Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-11-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-99pf-c6v6-94cq

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15978?

Insufficient data validation in navigation in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

Is CVE-2020-15978 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-15978 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-15978?

CVE-2020-15978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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