High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jan 14, 2021

CVE-2020-6572Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:50 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 10, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jul 10, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Jan 10, 2022; federal remediation due Jul 10, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 10.59% (percentile 96)
Assigned by: Chrome
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jan 12, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Google Chrome google:chrome (from the name)	from unspecified before 81.0.4044.92	CNA record
google chrome google:chrome	before 81.0.4044.92	NVD

References

https://crbug.com/1066893x-refsource-misc, permissions-required, vendor-advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.htmlx-refsource-misc, release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6572us-government-resource

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