CVE-2020-15999

CRITICALNVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.6 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.6 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 44%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(high)
EG Risk
83(Attend)
EG Risk 83/100SSVC: 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
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
44%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

November 3, 2020

Last Modified

October 24, 2025

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Aug 24, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 4824-1] chromium security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824
generic

Opera: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202401-19) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19
generic

Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202012-04) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04
generic

Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202011-12) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: freetype-2.10.0-4.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Project Zero: CVE-2020-15999: FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow in Load_SBit_Png

https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html
generic
https://crbug.com/1139963
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
generic

Full Disclosure: TCMalloc viewer/dumper - TCMalloc Inspector Tool

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibfreetype6 (2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2) @ trusty2026-08-26ubuntu
ubuntulibfreetype6-udeb (2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5) @ xenial2026-08-26ubuntu
redhatfreetype-0:2.9.1-4.el8_0.12020-11-05redhat
redhatfreetype-0:2.9.1-4.el8_1.12020-11-05redhat
redhatfreetype-0:2.9.1-4.el8_2.12020-11-05redhat
redhatfreetype-0:2.9.1-4.el8_3.12020-11-05redhat
redhatfreetype-0:2.8-14.el7_9.12020-11-04redhat
redhatchromium-browser-0:86.0.4240.111-1.el6_102020-10-26redhat

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

(27 across 23 ecosystems)
NuGet(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
CefSharp.Common31.0.0-pre1 ... 85.3.121-pre (85 versions)85.3.130—
CefSharp.WinForms1.25.3 ... 85.3.121-pre (84 versions)85.3.130—
CefSharp.Wpf1.25.2-perlun0 ... 85.3.121-pre (92 versions)85.3.130—
CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost83.4.20-pre, 84.4.10, 85.3.12185.3.130—
Debian:10(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium73.0.3683.75-1 ... 87.0.4280.88-0.3 (47 versions)87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1—
freetype2.9.1-3, 2.9.1-3+deb10u12.9.1-3+deb10u2—
Alpine:v3.10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.0-r1—
Alpine:v3.11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.1-r1—
Alpine:v3.12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.15(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.16(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.17(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.4-r0—
Alpine:v3.9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.9.1-r3—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.2+dfsg-4—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.2+dfsg-4—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.2+dfsg-4—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype—2.10.2+dfsg-4—
Debian:9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freetype2.6.3-3.2, 2.6.3-3.2+deb9u12.6.3-3.2+deb9u2—

Weakness Classification(2)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(9)

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 57× in last 7d / 243× 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 670 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCMarmeus/CVE-2020-15999
    First seen Dec 30, 2020

    Todos los materiales necesarios para la PoC en Chrome y ftview

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCoxfemale/CVE-2020-15999
    First seen Nov 4, 2020

    CVE-2020-15999

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-15999?
CVE-2020-15999 is a critical vulnerability published on November 3, 2020. Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
When was CVE-2020-15999 disclosed?
CVE-2020-15999 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 3, 2020, 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-2020-15999 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-15999 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Google Chrome FreeType. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-15999?
CVE-2020-15999 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-15999?
CVE-2020-15999 affects Google Chrome FreeType. 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-2020-15999?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-15999, 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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