CVE-2024-4947: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2024-05-20
EPSS: 15.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-843

Description

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)

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora: 38, 39, 40
Google Chrome: before 125.0.6422.60 — fixed in 125.0.6422.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 125.0.6422.60. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/340221135
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/340221135
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4947

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