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CVE-2018-17463

Google Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Google Chromium V8Applications & CMS
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CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 8 Jun 2022CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)84.6%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in70.0.3538.64Fixed versionCVE List
Federal deadline22 Jun 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 25 Sep 2018Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 14 Nov 2018, 15:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 8 Jun 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 2

  • Exploit moduleGoogle Chrome 67, 68 and 69 Object.create exploit 25 Sep 2018Metasploit
  • Remote exploitGoogle Chrome 67_ 68 and 69 - Object.create Type Confusion (Metasploit) 9 Mar 2020Exploit-DB

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Description

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code inside a sandbox 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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Chromeaffected: unspecified before 70.0.3538.64CVE List

References 7