Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2020-6418?

Affected: Chrome (Google) versions >= unspecified; Debian Linux versions 10.0, 9.0; Fedora (Fedoraproject) versions 30, 31, among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2020-6418 being exploited in the wild?

It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Feb 18, 2020.

Is CVE-2020-6418 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. It was added on Nov 3, 2021 with a federal remediation due date of May 3, 2022.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2020-6418?

Public exploit code is available.

Is there a fix for CVE-2020-6418?

Fixed versions are available, including Chrome 80.0.3987.122, chromedriver 80.0.3987.122-34.1, chromedriver 80.0.3987.122-lp151.2.66.1.

How urgently should CVE-2020-6418 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2020-6418

HighExploitedPublic exploit

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Published Feb 27, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6418, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6418

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2020-6418 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8 v3.1) affecting Chrome (Google), Debian Linux, Fedora (Fedoraproject) and 9 more products.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Feb 18, 2020. Public exploit code is available.
EPSS estimates a 79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Fixed versions are available, including Chrome 80.0.3987.122, chromedriver 80.0.3987.122-34.1, chromedriver 80.0.3987.122-lp151.2.66.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

CVSS v3.1

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

79%

Higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

Yes

4 catalog listings

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Known-Exploited Catalog Listings

Catalog	Added	Remediation due	Ransomware use
CISA KEV	Nov 3, 2021	May 3, 2022	Not reported
Industry KEV feed	Feb 18, 2020	May 3, 2022	Not reported
CIRCL KEV	Nov 3, 2021	May 3, 2022	Not reported
ENISA EUVD	Nov 3, 2021	n/a	Not reported

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Products

33 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ChromeGoogle	>= unspecified	80.0.3987.122
Debian LinuxDebian	10.0, 9.0	n/a
FedoraFedoraproject	30, 31	n/a
Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat	6.0	n/a
Enterprise Linux ServerRedhat	6.0	n/a

7 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

Chrome

80.0.3987.122

chromedriver

80.0.3987.122-34.1, 80.0.3987.122-lp151.2.66.1, 93.0.4577.82-1.1

chromium

80.0.3987.122-1, 80.0.3987.122-34.1, 80.0.3987.122-lp151.2.66.1, 80.0.3987.132-1~deb10u1, 93.0.4577.82-1.1

chromium-browser

0:80.0.3987.122-1.el6_10, 80.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 80.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

nodejs

16.20.0-1.ph3

ungoogled-chromium

113.0.5672.92-1.1

ungoogled-chromium-chromedriver

113.0.5672.92-1.1

Timeline

Added to Industry KEV feed
Feb 18, 2020
Publicly disclosed
Feb 27, 2020
Added to CISA KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Added to CIRCL KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Added to ENISA EUVD
Nov 3, 2021
Last updated
Aug 5, 2026

Weakness Type

CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

References

advisoryRHSA-2020:0738
advisoryhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
advisoryGLSA-202003-08
advisoryhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6418
advisoryhttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6418

13 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected: Chrome (Google) versions >= unspecified; Debian Linux versions 10.0, 9.0; Fedora (Fedoraproject) versions 30, 31, among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Feb 18, 2020.
Yes. It was added on Nov 3, 2021 with a federal remediation due date of May 3, 2022.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including Chrome 80.0.3987.122, chromedriver 80.0.3987.122-34.1, chromedriver 80.0.3987.122-lp151.2.66.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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