{"id":"CVE-2023-4762","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-4762","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T10:23:42.850Z","title":"Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability","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)","published":"2023-09-05T22:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:38:33.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-843"],"affected":["google/chrome","debian/debian linux","fedoraproject/fedora","microsoft/edge chromium"],"epss":{"score":0.41375,"percentile":0.9867,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-02-06","dueDate":"2024-02-27","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4762"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/1473247","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/1473247","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-4762","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4762","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}