CVE-2020-15963

CRITICALNVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.5% (72nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.5%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
48
EG Risk 48/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
1.5%
EPSS %ILE
72nd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact total (CVSS ≥ 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 21, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Oct 2, 2026
Patch available.
generic

Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202009-13) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-13
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: chromium-85.0.4183.121-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWNBJFBPKYCYSZTS54FHNCRZG6KC2AIJ/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: chromium-85.0.4183.121-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GNIYFJST4TFJYFZ27VODBOINCLBGULTD/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: chromium-85.0.4183.121-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FN7HZIGAOCZKBT4LV363BCPRA5FLY25I/
generic
https://crbug.com/1113558
generic

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhatchromium-browser-0:85.0.4183.121-1.el6_102020-10-07redhat

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 rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium73.0.3683.75-1 ... 87.0.4280.88-0.3 (47 versions)
  • every version up to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1: fixed in 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1
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Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium—
  • every version up to 87.0.4280.88-0.1: fixed in 87.0.4280.88-0.1
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium—
  • every version up to 87.0.4280.88-0.1: fixed in 87.0.4280.88-0.1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium—
  • every version up to 87.0.4280.88-0.1: fixed in 87.0.4280.88-0.1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium—
  • every version up to 87.0.4280.88-0.1: fixed in 87.0.4280.88-0.1
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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 5× in last 7d / 28× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-15963?
CVE-2020-15963 is a critical vulnerability published on September 21, 2020. Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
When was CVE-2020-15963 disclosed?
CVE-2020-15963 was first published on September 21, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-15963 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-15963 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (72nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-15963?
CVE-2020-15963 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-15963?
A fix for CVE-2020-15963 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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