Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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• cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
• vendor Google Chrome for Android UIversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-16010

• Recommended remediation

  Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date May 3, 2022.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

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

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Nov 2, 2020 · Catalog

   Detected

   Google Chrome for Android UI contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   Google Chrome for Android UI contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-16010

  Google Chrome for Android UI contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-16010

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-16010

  30-day exploitation probability 6.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-16010

  Heap buffer overflow in UI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.185 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-16010

  Google Chrome for Android UI contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

  vulncheck.com

References

• Vendor Advisory · chromereleases.googleblog.com
• Issue Tracking · crbug.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · docs.google.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · googleprojectzero.github.io
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov

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.