Is CVE-2019-13720 exploited in the wild?

Yes. CVE-2019-13720 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 23 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.

How severe is CVE-2019-13720?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 23 May 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87.

Is there a fix for CVE-2019-13720?

A patch was published on 2019-10-31: Stable channel update 78.0.3904.87 released. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2019-13720 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2019-13720?

Check whether you run Google Chrome Webaudio. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2019-13720: Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CVE-2019-13720 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-23

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption and arbitrary code execution.

Vendors: Google.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-13720 exploited in the wild?: Yes. CVE-2019-13720 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 23 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2019-13720?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 23 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?: Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-13720?: A patch was published on 2019-10-31: Stable channel update 78.0.3904.87 released. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2019-13720 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-13720?: Check whether you run Google Chrome Webaudio. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87

Timeline

2019-10-31: patched: Stable channel update 78.0.3904.87 released.
2019-11-25: disclosed: NVD Published Date.
2022-05-23: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
2022-05-23: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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