Vulnerability record

CVE-2020-6572

Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerability

HighExploitation confirmedCISA KEV

What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Chrome Media, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jul 10, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
Product	Vendor	Affected versions	Fixed in	Source
Chrome	Google	< 81.0.4044.92	81.0.4044.92	NVD
Chrome Media	Google	—	—	KEV

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

CVSS scoredUpdateKEVSep 30, 2026
CVE-2020-6572 scored CVSS 8.8: Google Chrome Media, Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Chrome Media systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6572
chromereleases.googleblog.com https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html
crbug.com https://crbug.com/1066893
cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6572