Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
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)
What happened
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)
CISA lists it as exploited, added 06 Feb 2024.
Does it affect you
Names Google Chrome. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
chromereleases.googleblog.com - Apply the vendor patch named in this advisory.
msrc.microsoft.com - Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
cisa.gov
CISA’s notes for this entry:
Affected, as published to NVD
- chrome
- Google Chrome: everything below 116.0.5845.179
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 05 Sep 2023, last modified 17 Jun 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8, High — computed here from the vector; NVD states 8.8.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 06 Feb 2024; federal remediation due 27 Feb 2024. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 41.4%, 99th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Google · Chromium V8 (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4762PatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11Third Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07Third Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34Third Party Advisory
- debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5491Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-4762US Government Resource
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/Mailing List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/Mailing List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/Mailing List
- crbug.com/1473247Permissions Required
Sources
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