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CVE-2024-4947: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2024-4947
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Googleproduct: Chromium V8Remote code execution
What
Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows remote code execution via a crafted HTML page.
Who is affected
Users of web browsers utilizing Chromium are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of affected browsers to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-05-20
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4947

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-4947coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Google Chromium

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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