CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed active exploitation.
Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.
- Name
- Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected products
google: chrome; opensuse: leap
References10
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for… Vendor Advisory
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for… Vendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.… Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- crbug.com/1019226 Permissions Required
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04 Third Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.… Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- crbug.com/1019226 Permissions Required
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04 Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
8.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 49% percentile: 99 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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