CVE-2023-2033
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-2033 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-04-17) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2023-2033 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially 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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A type confusion vulnerability could allow remote exploitation via a crafted HTML page.
- Who is affected
- Users of web browsers utilizing the Chromium V8 engine are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of affected web browsers.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2023-2033 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-2033: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-04-17
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