CVE-2023-4762
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 27 February 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.179 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- 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
- 41.38% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 6 February 2024 · due 27 February 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Affected
- google/chrome · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · microsoft/edge chromium
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 41.4% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4762
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1473247Permissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/Mailing List
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1473247Permissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/Mailing List
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-4762US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.