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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-7971

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Published Aug 21, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Google Chromium V8

Patch now

CVE-2024-7971 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 16, 2024. Confirm Google Chromium V8 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.6
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
21.10%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe google/chrome · cpe microsoft/edge · vendor Google Chromium V8

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.

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  • cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/edgeversion unspecified
  • vendor Google Chromium V8version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-7971

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-7971 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 16, 2024. Confirm Google Chromium V8 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). EPSS 21.10%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 21, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Aug 26, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Sep 16, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-7971

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-7971

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-7971

    30-day exploitation probability 21.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-7971

    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)

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-7971

    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,

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.