CVE-2019-13720

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-23), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 49%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
49%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

November 25, 2019

Last Modified

October 24, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Qt WebEngine: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 202004-04) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04
generic
https://crbug.com/1019226
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatchromium-browser-0:78.0.3904.87-1.el6_102019-11-07redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium73.0.3683.75-1 ... 78.0.3904.87-1 (12 versions)78.0.3904.97-1~deb10u1—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium—78.0.3904.87-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium—78.0.3904.87-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium—78.0.3904.87-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium—78.0.3904.87-1—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 94× in last 7d / 405× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,535 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-25 16:07 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-25 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-25 14:55 UTCCISA KEV update
  4. 2026-09-25 11:59 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-25 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-25 07:51 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-25 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-25 03:44 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-25 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-24 23:37 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-24 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-24 19:31 UTCCISA KEV update
  13. 2026-09-24 19:29 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-24 19:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-24 15:22 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-24 15:22 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-24 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-24 13:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-24 11:15 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-24 11:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-24 07:08 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-24 07:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-24 03:01 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-24 03:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-23 22:54 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-23 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-23 18:42 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-23 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-23 14:35 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-23 14:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 10:28 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-23 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 06:20 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-23 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-23 02:13 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-23 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 22:06 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-22 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-22 19:36 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-09-22 17:58 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-22 17:58 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-22 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-22 13:51 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-22 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-22 09:44 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-22 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-22 05:37 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-22 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-22 01:30 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-22 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-21 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-21 21:23 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-21 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-21 20:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-09-21 19:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  31. 2026-09-21 17:16 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-21 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-21 13:09 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-09-21 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-21 09:02 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-09-21 09:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-21 04:55 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-09-21 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-21 00:46 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-09-21 00:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-20 20:39 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-20 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-20 16:32 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-20 16:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-20 12:25 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-20 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-20 08:15 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-20 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-20 04:08 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-20 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-20 00:01 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-20 00:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-19 19:54 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-19 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-19 15:46 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-09-19 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-19 11:36 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-19 11:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-19 07:27 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-19 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-19 03:20 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-09-19 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-18 23:13 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-09-18 23:13 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-18 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-18 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  68. 2026-09-18 19:06 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-09-18 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-18 14:59 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-18 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  73. 2026-09-18 10:52 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-09-18 10:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-18 06:45 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-50917
    First seen May 11, 2022

    Google Chrome 78.0.3904.70 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCcve-2019-13720/cve-2019-13720
    First seen Nov 4, 2019

    POC for CVE-2019-13720

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2019-13720?
CVE-2019-13720 is a critical vulnerability published on November 25, 2019. 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.
When was CVE-2019-13720 disclosed?
CVE-2019-13720 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 25, 2019, with the most recent update on October 24, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-13720 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2019-13720 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 23, 2022, affecting Google Chrome WebAudio. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-13720?
CVE-2019-13720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2019-13720?
CVE-2019-13720 affects Google Chrome WebAudio. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2019-13720?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-13720, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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