CVE-2020-6572 — Google Chrome Media Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

01What is this vulnerability?

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Chrome	unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-01-10. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2021-01-14T20:55:23.000Z
• Last modified: 2026-01-12T20:35:43.810Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2022-01-10
• BOD 22-01 due: 2022-07-10

09References

• crbug.com — https://crbug.com/1066893
• chromereleases.googleblog.com — https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_…