CVE-2020-6498

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-06-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Incorrect implementation in user interface in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 83.0.4103.88 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 9.0, 10.0
Google Chrome: before 83.0.4103.88 — fixed in 83.0.4103.88

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 83.0.4103.88. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/1081081
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/1081081
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714

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