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CVE-2020-15994

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to...

8.8 High

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

12.2%Up 11.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Record
CVE-2020-15994
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Record
CVE-2020-15994
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7965 No score

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Record
EUVD-2020-7965
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pg9-hg9f-fw5m No score

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to...

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Record
GHSA-9pg9-hg9f-fw5m
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2020-15994 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published November 3, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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