CVE-2020-6505 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 83.0.4103.106, specifically within the speech component. This flaw allows a remote attacker to achieve a sandbox escape by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 9.6, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting it is not currently under active widespread exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 83.0.4103.106CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.8 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.