CVEs / CVE-2024-4947
CVE-2024-4947: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 20 May 2024
- critical 9.6 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 15.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page.
Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from 125.0.6422.60, before 125.0.6422.60 | 125.0.6422.60 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.6 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-843 |
References
- CVE-2024-4947 on NVD
- CVE-2024-4947 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2024-4947 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/340221135 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/ Mailing List
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4947 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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