CVE-2020-6451Network attack vector

Heap corruption via WebAudio race

Published Apr 13, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Use-after-free in WebAudio in Google Chrome before 80.0.3987.162 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap via crafted HTML. DeferredTaskHandler::ProcessAutomaticPullNodes accesses rendering_automatic_pull_handlers_ without the lock required during concurrent WebAudio operations, creating a race that leaves a renderer object usable after release. Exploitation requires a victim to load attacker-controlled HTML; successful triggering can crash the renderer and may permit heap corruption, while code execution is not established by the published record.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in WebAudio in Google Chrome before 80.0.3987.162 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap via crafted HTML. DeferredTaskHandler::ProcessAutomaticPullNodes accesses rendering_automatic_pull_handlers_ without the lock required during concurrent WebAudio operations, creating a race that leaves a renderer object usable after release. Exploitation requires a victim to load attacker-controlled HTML; successful triggering can crash the renderer and may permit heap corruption, while code execution is not established by the published record.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6451
Published
Apr 13, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 13, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <80.0.3987.162

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=unspecified <80.0.3987.162

Published CVSS scores

6.8NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo