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CVE-2020-6572: Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-01-10
• EPSS: 10.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 81.0.4044.92 — fixed in 81.0.4044.92

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 81.0.4044.92. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html
• https://crbug.com/1066893
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html
• https://crbug.com/1066893
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6572

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