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CVE-2018-17463

Google Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 84.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
84.56% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 8 June 2022 · due 22 June 2022
Affected
google/chrome · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17463

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.