When was CVE-2020-6477 disclosed?

CVE-2020-6477 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 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-2020-6477 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-6477 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-6477?

CVE-2020-6477 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-6477?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-6477, 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.

CVE-2020-6477

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted file.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 9.3%
KEV: Not listed

References (14)

chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://crbug.com/946156
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OQYH5OK7O4BU6E37WWG5SEEHV65BFSGR/
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLFZ5N4EK6I4ZJP5YSKLLVN3ELXEB4XT/
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://crbug.com/946156
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OQYH5OK7O4BU6E37WWG5SEEHV65BFSGR/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLFZ5N4EK6I4ZJP5YSKLLVN3ELXEB4XT/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02

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