CVEs / CVE-2017-5070

CVE-2017-5070: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Jun 2022
high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 27 Oct 2017 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android	Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	8 Jun 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	22 Jun 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	8.8 high `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-843

References

CVE-2017-5070 on NVD
CVE-2017-5070 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399 Third Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/722756 Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20 Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5070 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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