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CVE-2020-15999

CriticalCVSS 9.6 / 10
Published Nov 3, 2020·Last modified Jul 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Risk Scores
Base Score
9.6

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
9.6

Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.

EPSS
50.63%

The exploit probability is high. The vulnerability is very likely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
3 exploits

3 exploits found for this vulnerability.

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