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

CVE-2024-4947 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-05-20

A type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chromium allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within a sandbox. Exploitation is achieved via a specially crafted HTML page and has been observed in the wild.

Technologies: Google Chromium V8. Vendors: Google.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-4947 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-4947 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 20 May 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-4947?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 20 May 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60; Google V8 prior to 125.0.6422.60; Fedora Project Fedora 38, 39, 40.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-4947?
A patch was published on 2024-05-15: Stable channel update for desktop released. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2024-4947 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-4947?
Check whether you run Google Chromium V8. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60
  • Google V8 prior to 125.0.6422.60
  • Fedora Project Fedora 38, 39, 40

Timeline

  • 2024-05-15: patched: Stable channel update for desktop released.
  • 2024-05-20: disclosed: CVE published and added to CISA KEV catalog.
  • 2024-05-20: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
  • 2024-05-20: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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