{"id":"CVE-2019-13720","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-13720","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:21:26.318Z","title":"Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability","description":"Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.","published":"2019-11-25T15:15:34.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:17:17.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["google/chrome","opensuse/leap"],"epss":{"score":0.49421,"percentile":0.98884,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.4914,"percentile":0.98844}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-05-23","dueDate":"2022-06-13","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13720"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2022-05-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50917,"kind":"exploit","title":"Google Chrome 78.0.3904.70 - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50917","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/50917.js","file":"exploits/multiple/remote/50917.js","published":"2022-05-11","added":"2022-05-11","updated":"2022-05-11","author":"Forrest Orr","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-13720"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.4914,"from":0.72977,"percentile":0.98844},"summary":"EPSS moved from 73.0% to 49.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/1019226","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/1019226","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-13720","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13720","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}