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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-13720

Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Oct 29, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Google Chrome WebAudio

Patch now

CVE-2019-13720 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 13, 2022. Confirm Google Chrome WebAudio against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
49.42%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe google/chrome · cpe opensuse/leap · vendor Google Chrome WebAudio

Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.1
  • vendor Google Chrome WebAudioversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-13720

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-13720 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 13, 2022. Confirm Google Chrome WebAudio against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 15.1. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 49.42%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 25, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

  2. May 23, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 13, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-13720

    Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-13720

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-13720

    30-day exploitation probability 49.4%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference50917

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-13720

    Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-13720

    Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.