CVE-2024-7971

9.6 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: August 21, 2024 Modified: October 24, 2025

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)

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Release Notes

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Permissions Required

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.6 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.7%

82th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2024-09-16

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-843 CWE-843 CWE-843

Affected Vendors

google microsoft

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