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CVE-2020-16010 Google CVE debrief

CVE-2020-16010 is a heap buffer overflow affecting Google Chrome for Android UI and is listed by CISA in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. That KEV listing means defenders should treat it as actively exploited or high-risk exposure and prioritize vendor updates on Android fleets.

Vendor
Google
Product
Chrome for Android UI
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2021-11-03
Original CVE updated
2021-11-03
Advisory published
2021-11-03
Advisory updated
2021-11-03

Who should care

Android device administrators, endpoint management teams, SOC analysts, and security teams responsible for Google Chrome deployment on managed mobile devices should prioritize this CVE.

Technical summary

The available corpus identifies the issue as a heap buffer overflow in Google Chrome for Android UI. CISA added CVE-2020-16010 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03 and lists the required action as applying updates per vendor instructions. The provided source material does not include version ranges, exploit details, or fix-version information.

Defensive priority

Urgent. This is a CISA KEV-listed vulnerability with a due date of 2022-05-03, so remediation should be prioritized ahead of routine patch cycles.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply Google Chrome updates for Android per vendor instructions as soon as possible.
  • Inventory Android devices and confirm which ones have Chrome installed and whether they are on a fixed version.
  • Prioritize managed, internet-connected, and higher-risk mobile devices for remediation first.
  • Track remediation progress against the CISA KEV due date and verify completion across the fleet.

Evidence notes

The corpus provided only supports the following facts: the vulnerability name, product scope, and KEV status. The source item metadata cites CISA’s KEV feed and points to the NVD record for CVE-2020-16010. No CVSS score, affected version range, exploit mechanism, or vendor fixed version was included in the supplied data.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2020-16010 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16010

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2020-16010 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16010

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.