CVE-2024-7971

high-risk
Published 2024-08-21

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Do I need to act?

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1.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.6/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft Google

References (4)

Release Notes https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_...
Permissions Required https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873
Exploit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-act...
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-...
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 7/34 · Low