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CVE-2020-16021

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Published: Jan 8, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Race in image burner in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the browser process to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file.

Affected (1)

Products: Google: Chrome
Google
1 product
Chrome
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Chrome
Before 87.0.4280.66
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Google
Chrome Os
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (4)

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory

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