# CVE-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)

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-7971
- CVSS: 9.6
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-08-26; CISA due date 2024-09-16
- EPSS: 21.01%
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2025-04-12)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2024-08-26)
- Weakness: CWE-843
- Published: 2024-08-21

## Affected versions

- Google Chrome: affected < 128.0.6613.84

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
- [other] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971
- [other] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/

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