Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6558

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6558

Published: August 25, 2020 / Updated: October 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46046
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6558
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient policy enforcement in iOS in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass implemented security measures and compromise the affected system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6558

Update to version 85.0.4183.83.

Google Chrome - update to 85.0.4183.83
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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