7.8

CVE-2020-16007: debian debian_linux Link Following

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-16007
Published 03-11-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-16007 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1829-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1831-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1937-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1952-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Timeline

  1. 03-11-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient data validation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

18%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse2 products
Debian1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 86.0.4240.183 | < 86.0.4240.183
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

4 vendors · 5 products

References

7 links