CVE-2020-6425
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an...
5.4 MediumFix available
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
1.18%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
CVE-2020-6425- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
CVE-2020-6425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27575 No score
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27575- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8jxx-qvw2-rx6p
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an...
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
GHSA-8jxx-qvw2-rx6p- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-6425
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-6425- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
CVE-2020-6425- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-6425
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6425- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1270
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1270- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-6425
Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass site isolation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6425- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0149 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerability
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 80.0.3987.122 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-6420, CVE-2020-6422, CVE-2020-6424, CVE-2020-6425, CVE-2020-6426, CVE-2020-6427, CVE-2020-6428, CVE-2020-6429, CVE-2020-6449, CVE-2019-20503)
- Record
MGASA-2020-0149- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0365-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium to version 80.0.3987.149 fixes the following issues:
Chromium was update to 80.0.3987.149 (bsc#1167090):
- CVE-2020-6422: Fixed a use after free in WebGL.
- CVE-2020-6424: Fixed a use after free in media.
- CVE-2020-6425: Fixed an insufficient policy enforcement in extensions.
- CVE-2020-6426: Fixed an inappropriate implementation in V8.
- CVE-2020-6427: Fixed a use after free in audio.
- CVE-2020-6428: Fixed a use after free in audio.
- CVE-2020-6429: Fixed a use after free in audio.
- CVE-2019-20503: Fixed an out of bounds read in usersctplib.
- CVE-2020-6449: Fixed a use after free in audio.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0365-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0389-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium to version 80.0.3987.149 fixes the following issues:
Chromium was update to 80.0.3987.149 (bsc#1167090):
- CVE-2020-6422: Fixed a use after free in WebGL.
- CVE-2020-6424: Fixed a use after free in media.
- CVE-2020-6425: Fixed an insufficient policy enforcement in extensions.
- CVE-2020-6426: Fixed an inappropriate implementation in V8.
- CVE-2020-6427: Fixed a use after free in audio.
- CVE-2020-6428: Fixed a use after free in audio.
- CVE-2020-6429: Fixed a use after free in audio.
- CVE-2019-20503: Fixed an out of bounds read in usersctplib.
- CVE-2020-6449: Fixed a use after free in audio.
This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0389-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 No score
chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumAlpine:v3.11 |
before 80.0.3987.149-r0 | 80.0.3987.149-r0 |
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 80.0.3987.149-1 | 80.0.3987.149-1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 80.0.3987.149-1 | 80.0.3987.149-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 80.0.3987.149-1 | 80.0.3987.149-1 |
chromiumDebian:10 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 80.0.3987.149-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 73.0.3683.75-174.0.3729.108-175.0.3770.10-175.0.3770.80-175.0.3770.90-1 Show 22 moreShow less76.0.3809.100-176.0.3809.100-1~deb10u176.0.3809.62-176.0.3809.71-176.0.3809.87-176.0.3809.87-278.0.3904.108-178.0.3904.108-1~deb10u178.0.3904.87-178.0.3904.97-178.0.3904.97-1~deb10u179.0.3945.130-179.0.3945.130-1~deb10u179.0.3945.130-279.0.3945.56-179.0.3945.79-180.0.3987.106-180.0.3987.116-180.0.3987.122-180.0.3987.122-280.0.3987.132-180.0.3987.132-1~deb10u1 |
80.0.3987.149-1~deb10u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 80.0.3987.149-1.mga7 | 80.0.3987.149-1.mga7 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:80.0.3987.149-1.el6_10 | 0:80.0.3987.149-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:80.0.3987.149-1.el6_10 | 0:80.0.3987.149-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 80.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 45 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.268.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.16.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.16.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
80.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 80.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 Show 33 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.18.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.177.0.3865.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.70-0ubuntu0.18.04.278.0.3904.97-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.108-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
80.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 80.0.3987.149-41.1 | 80.0.3987.149-41.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 80.0.3987.149-41.1 | 80.0.3987.149-41.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 80.0.3987.149-bp151.3.63.3 | 80.0.3987.149-bp151.3.63.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1081 CVEs |
before 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-6425 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Google Chrome, published March 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in chromium 80.0.3987.149-r0.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html
crbug.com/1031670
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4645
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWANFIR3PYAL5RJQ4AO3ZS2DYMSF2ZGZ
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-53
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00037.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6425
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8jxx-qvw2-rx6p
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-6425
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6425
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0149.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26366
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1270
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1812203
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1270.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20503
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6425
bugzilla.suse.com/1167090
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20503
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