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CVE-2024-7971

9.6 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2024-08-21 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability — Google Chromium V8

Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption 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.

Added to KEV: 2024-08-26
Remediation due: 2024-09-16
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7971

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2024-08-21
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 9.6 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-843

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)

Affected configurations

• google chrome (< 128.0.6613.84) • microsoft edge (< 128.0.2739.42)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type weakness

References