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CVE-2020-6471

CVE-2020-6471 PUBLISHED

Reported by chrome · Published May 21, 2020

Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
chromiumArch Linux83.0.4103.61-1
ChromeGoogle83.0.4103.61
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS83.0.4103.61-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChromeunspecified
archchromium0
GoogleChrome*

Timeline

  • May 20, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 10, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory (8 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 29, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2020-6471

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2020-6471/fixes/registry"

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