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CVE-2024-3172

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-07-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Insufficient data validation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 121.0.6167.85 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 121.0.6167.85 — fixed in 121.0.6167.85

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 121.0.6167.85. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40942152
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40942152

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