CVE-2024-7971 KEV
9.6
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 21.1% (pctl 98)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-09-16.
Description
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)
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.6 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 21.1% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-843 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2024-09-16 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-08-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2024-08-26 |
| Due | 2024-09-16 |
| Vendor / product | Google / Chromium V8 |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| chrome | |
| microsoft | edge |
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971
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