---
id: "CVE-2024-4761"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-4761"]
title: "Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.207 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "Google Chromium V8", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "google chrome", "fixed": ["124.0.6367.207"], "affected": "< 124.0.6367.207", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "fedoraproject fedora", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 38", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "fedoraproject fedora", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 39", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "fedoraproject fedora", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 40", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "chromium", "edge", "exploited", "opera", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["fully-patched-browser"]
published_at: "2024-05-14T16:17:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-4761", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4761", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.207 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of…

An out-of-bounds memory write in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Chromium browsers, triggered by a crafted HTML page. An attacker who gets a user to load that page can corrupt browser memory, which is the usual route to running code in the browser.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Google Chromium V8 affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:google chrome affected < 124.0.6367.207 fixed 124.0.6367.207
- vendor:fedoraproject fedora affected = 38 fixed ?
- vendor:fedoraproject fedora affected = 39 fixed ?
- vendor:fedoraproject fedora affected = 40 fixed ?

## How to check

Check the installed Chrome, Edge or Opera version (chrome://version or edge://version) and compare it with the fixed release in the vendor advisory.

## Fix

Update Chrome, Edge, Opera or any other Chromium-based browser to a release that includes the vendor's V8 fix for CVE-2024-4761. Exact fixed version: unknown from these sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-4761
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4761

## From the sources

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an unspecified out-of-bounds memory write vulnerability 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 required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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