CVE-2020-6461
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who...
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.6
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2020-6461- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV: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 storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2020-6461- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27611 No score
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27611- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2chh-qcxj-m24m
9.6
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who...
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-2chh-qcxj-m24m- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.6
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2020-6461- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-6461
9.6
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6461- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2020:1981
8.8
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1981- 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-2020-6461
9.6
Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6461- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0198 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities
Chromium-browser 81.0.4044.129 fixes security issues:
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 81.0.4044.122 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-2020-6461, CVE-2020-6462)
- Record
MGASA-2020-0198- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0635-1 No score
Security update for opera
This update for opera fixes the following issues:
Opera was updated to version 68.0.3618.63
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CHR-7889 Update chromium on desktop-stable-81-3618 to 81.0.4044.122
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CHR-7896 Update chromium on desktop-stable-81-3618 to 81.0.4044.129
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DNA-85287 Set standard spacing for Yandex prompt
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DNA-85416 [Mac] Animation of tab insert is glitchy on slow machines
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DNA-85568 Verify API for triggering “unread” mode with Instagram.
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DNA-86027 Present Now not working in google meet after canceling it once
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DNA-86028 Add a back and forward button in the Instagram panel
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DNA-86029 Investigate and implement re-freshing of the instagram panel content
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Update chromium to 81.0.4044.122 fixes CVE-2020-6458, CVE-2020-6459, CVE-2020-6460
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Update chromium to 81.0.4044.129 fixes CVE-2020-6461, CVE-2020-6462
Update to version 68.0.3618.56
- DNA-85256 [Win] Cookies section on site pages is white in dark mode
- DNA-85474 [Mac] Dragging tabs to the left with hidden sidebar is broken
- DNA-85771 DNS-over-HTTPS example in settings is wrong
- DNA-85976 Change page display time when navigating from opera:startpage
- CHR-7878 Update chromium on desktop-stable-81-3618 to 81.0.4044.113 (CVE-2020-6457)
- DNA-78158 PATCH-1272 should be removed
- DNA-84721 Weather widget is overlapped when ‘Use bigger tiles’
- DNA-85246 Implement 0-state dialog and onboarding
- DNA-85354 O-menu is misplaced when opened with maximized opera
- DNA-85405 Add link to Privacy Policy on the 0-state dialog
- DNA-85409 Ask for geolocation EULA once
- DNA-85426 Crash at opera::DownloadActionButton::Update()
- DNA-85454 Add id’s to elements for testing
- DNA-85493 Add “Show Weather” toggle to “Start Page” section in Easy Setup
- DNA-85501 Set timestamps in geolocation exception record
- DNA-85514 Add fallback when geolocation fails
- DNA-85713 Report consent for geolocation on start page
- DNA-85753 Fetch news configuration from new endpoint
- DNA-85798 Incorrect padding in Search in Tabs window
- DNA-85801 Disable notification on instagram panel
- DNA-85809 Update instagram icon in the Sidebar Setup
- DNA-85854 Change Instagram panel size, to fit desktop version
- Complete Opera 68.0 changelog at: https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/changelog-for-68/
Update to version 67.0.3575.137
- CHR-7852 Update chromium on desktop-stable-80-3575 to 80.0.3987.163
- DNA-82540 Crash at remote_cocoa::NativeWidgetNSWindowBridge:: SetVisibilityState(remote_cocoa::mojom::WindowVisibilityState)
- DNA-84951 New PiP is completely black for some 2 GPU setups
- DNA-85284 Chrome “Open link in same tab, pop-up as tab [Free]” extension is no longer working in Opera
- DNA-85415 [Mac] Inspect Popup not working
- DNA-85530 Create API for displaying and triggering “unread” mode for messengers from in-app
- DNA-85537 Let addons.opera.com interact with sidebar messengers
Update to version 67.0.3575.115
- CHR-7833 Update chromium on desktop-stable-80-3575 to 80.0.3987.149
- DNA-74423 [Mac] Search/Copy popup stuck on top left of screen
- DNA-82975 Crash at blink::DocumentLifecycle::EnsureStateAtMost (blink::DocumentLifecycle::LifecycleState)
- DNA-83834 Crash at base::MessagePumpNSApplication:: DoRun (base::MessagePump::Delegate*)
- DNA-84632 macOS 10.15.2 fail on creating testlist.json
- DNA-84713 Switching through tabs broken when using workspaces
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0635-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 83.0.4103.83-1 | 83.0.4103.83-1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 83.0.4103.83-1 | 83.0.4103.83-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 83.0.4103.83-1 | 83.0.4103.83-1 |
chromiumDebian:10 From an advisory covering 69 CVEs |
before 83.0.4103.116-1~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 30 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~deb10u180.0.3987.149-180.0.3987.149-1~deb10u180.0.3987.162-180.0.3987.162-1~deb10u181.0.4044.62-181.0.4044.92-183.0.4103.106-183.0.4103.83-1 |
83.0.4103.116-1~deb10u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 81.0.4044.129-1.mga7 | 81.0.4044.129-1.mga7 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:81.0.4044.129-1.el6_10 | 0:81.0.4044.129-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:81.0.4044.129-1.el6_10 | 0:81.0.4044.129-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 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 |
81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 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 36 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.18.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.177.0.3865.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.70-0ubuntu0.18.04.278.0.3904.97-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.108-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.163-0ubuntu0.18.04.181.0.4044.122-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
operaopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 NonFree From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 68.0.3618.63-lp151.2.15.1 | 68.0.3618.63-lp151.2.15.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2020-6461 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Google Chrome, published May 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in chromium 83.0.4103.83-1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-13
crbug.com/1072983
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6461
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2chh-qcxj-m24m
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6461
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0198.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26565
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1981
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1828859
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1828860
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1981.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6461
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6461
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6462
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6462
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6462
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6461
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/F6JPGRCMJIBFSTEUKUCXOWZKVCHWU4O7
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6457
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6458
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6459
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6460
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6461
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6462
Left out here: 12 versions. The JSON record has them.