CVE-2024-7971 (GCVE-0-2024-7971)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-21 20:20 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:55Summary
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)
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-26 14:07 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 462e03bd-83e8-4b6c-a5c6-518daa74067c
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-08-26
Asserted: 2024-08-26
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability | Affected: Google / Chromium V8 | Description: Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2024-09-16 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7971
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-843 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Chromium V8 |
| Due Date | 2024-09-16 |
| Date Added | 2024-08-26 |
| Vendorproject | |
| Vulnerabilityname | Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:24 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 922705b1-cacc-4bdb-aaef-6430c95b1a46
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-08-26
Asserted: 2024-08-26
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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.... | Affected: Google / Chrome | CVSS: 9.6 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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.... |
| Vendor | |
| Product | Chrome |
| Added Date | 2024-08-26T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.6 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:14 UTC
| Updated: 2026-06-23 11:14 UTC
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