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MEDIUM

CVE-2020-16040

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

99.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-16040 Red Hat Product Security

    chromium-browser: Insufficient data validation in V8

Full record on NVD

Description

Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Technical details

Published
2021-01-08
Exploit-DB
EDB-49745

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16040?

Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Is CVE-2020-16040 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-16040 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 99.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-16040?

CVE-2020-16040 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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