CVE-2020-16041
Out of bounds read in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Out of bounds read in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.12% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161581/Chrome-DataElement-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.htmlNot Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1151865Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161581/Chrome-DataElement-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.htmlNot Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1151865Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.