CVE-2020-16009
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16009
Description
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 15, 2026- CISA added CVE-2020-16009 to the KEV catalog 365 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 75 Google entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 23 added in 2021.
- Its current EPSS score (48.3%) is higher than that of 49% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
Google Chrome | unspecified to <86.0.4240.183 |
References
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