Live › vulnerability › CVE-2024-7971
Go to dashboardChromium's V8 JavaScript engine has a type confusion bug that corrupts heap memory when a victim loads a crafted HTML page. An attacker who lures a user to that page can potentially run code in the browser.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Chromium V8 | vendor | – | – |
| google chrome | vendor | < 128.0.6613.84 | 128.0.6613.84 |
| microsoft edge | vendor | < 128.0.2739.42 | 128.0.2739.42 |
Check the installed browser version (for Chrome: chrome://settings/help; for Edge and Opera, their About pages) and compare it with the fixed release named in the vendor advisory.
Update Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera and any other Chromium-based browser to a release that includes the V8 fix for CVE-2024-7971.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption 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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