Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-6418
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 27, 2020, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:35 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6418

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-6418 has a 24 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6418 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-6418.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738 Third Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1053604 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ Release Notes
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738 Third Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1053604 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ Release Notes
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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h0meb0dy/1-day

1-day analysis

JavaScript Shell

Updated: 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2024, 5:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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sploitem/v8-writeups

Writeups collection for v8 js engine

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 1, 2024, 6:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.
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rycbar77/V8Exploits

Chrome V8 CVE exploits and proof-of-concept scripts written by me, for educational and research purposes only.

JavaScript HTML

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
34 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 24, 2023, 8:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.
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hwiwonl/dayone

DayOne: Critical Vulnerability Root Cause Analysis Platform

Python JavaScript Ruby HTML Assembly Makefile C Objective-C Shell Dockerfile

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 15, 2023, 2:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.
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lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.
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anvbis/chrome_v8_ndays

Chrome V8 n-day exploits that I've written.

JavaScript

Updated: 1 month ago
118 stars 19 fork 19 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2022, 3:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.
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soosmile/POC

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.
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tianstcht/v8-exploit

collection of my exp about v8

JavaScript

Updated: 9 months ago
6 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 30, 2022, 7:35 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
548 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1228 different CVEs too.
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SivaPriyaRanganatha/CVE-2020-6418

None

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 21, 2022, 11:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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ulexec/ChromeSHELFLoader

An exploit for CVE-2020-6418 implementing a SHELF Loader. Published as part of Tmp.0ut volume 2

JavaScript HTML

Updated: 2 years, 1 month ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Feb. 19, 2022, 8 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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SexyBeast233/SecBooks

安全类各家文库大乱斗

HTML CSS JavaScript Go Python Shell C

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
982 stars 241 fork 241 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2022, 3:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 568 different CVEs too.
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DarkFunct/CVE_Exploits

CVE Exploit PoC's

C Makefile Shell M4 Roff Perl Yacc Lex Pascal Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
31 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : Sept. 29, 2021, 3:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 25 different CVEs too.
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ulexec/Exploits

Repository of exploits for research purposes

JavaScript Dockerfile Shell Python HTML Rich Text Format Makefile C

Updated: 8 months ago
11 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 15, 2021, 4:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.
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n0-traces/cve_monitor

Automatic monitor github cve using Github Actions

Python

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 57 fork 57 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1008 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-6418 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Hackers Target Uyghurs and Tibetans with MOONSHINE Exploit and DarkNimbus Backdoor

A previously undocumented threat activity cluster dubbed Earth Minotaur is leveraging the MOONSHINE exploit kit and an unreported Android-cum-Windows backdoor called DarkNimbus to facilitate long-term ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 05, 2024 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
CVE-2020-6418
  • Trend Micro
MOONSHINE Exploit Kit and DarkNimbus Backdoor Enabling Earth Minotaur’s Multi-Platform Attacks

Cyber Threats Trend Micro’s monitoring of the MOONSHINE exploit kit revealed how it’s used by the threat actor Earth Minotaur to exploit Android messaging app vulnerabilities and install the DarkNimbu ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 05, 2024 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6418 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738
    Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
    Added Reference https://crbug.com/1053604
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/
    Removed Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1053604 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory https://crbug.com/1053604 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-843 CWE-787 CWE-843
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1053604 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/1053604 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-843
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 80.0.3987.122
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-6418 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-6418 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.50 }} -0.58%

score

0.99726

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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