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CVE-2020-15988

CVE-2020-15988 PUBLISHED

Reported by chrome · Published November 3, 2020

Insufficient policy enforcement in downloads in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to open files to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
chromiumArch Linux86.0.4240.75-1
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS86.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
ChromeGoogle86.0.4240.75
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS86.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChromeunspecified
GoogleChrome*
archchromium0

Timeline

  • Oct 7, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 4, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 10, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory (6 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 4, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2020-15988
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2020-15988

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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2020-15988/fixes/registry"

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