Vulnerability · CVE-2020-16013
Google Chromium V8 Incorrect Implementation Vulnerabililty
Published Nov 9, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Google Chromium V8
Patch now
CVE-2020-16013 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Google Chromium V8 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.76%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe google/chrome · vendor Google Chromium V8
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
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- cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
- vendor Google Chromium V8version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2020-16013
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date May 3, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2020-16013 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Google Chromium V8 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 2.76%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 8, 2021 · Catalog
Detected
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-16013
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-16013
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-16013
30-day exploitation probability 2.8%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-16013
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-16013
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited t
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.