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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-4947

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.6In CISA KEVEPSS 15%Published · Google

The short answer

CVE-2024-4947 affects Google Chrome and is rated critical (CVSS 9.6). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-05-20: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-843.

Severity

9.6 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since May 20, 2024

Federal due date Jun 10, 2024

EPSS, next 30 days

15%

Higher than 97% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected products

Chrome. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2024-4947 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-4947 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-05-20, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-06-10.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4947?

CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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