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CVE-2017-5030

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-06-08 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2017-04-24
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-04-2423:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-06-08Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-06-08Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-06-08Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2917:17SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
Google chromeversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
57.0< 57.0.2987.10857.0.2987.108
57.0< 57.0.2987.9857.0.2987.98
Redhat enterprise linux desktop
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0= 6.0no fix published

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-22

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-06-08
Patch Due Date
2022-06-22
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2022-06-08
  • GCVEexploitation2022-06-08
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-01-29
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82025-01-29
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-1252025-01-29
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-125read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score40.6 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-04-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5030?

Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Is CVE-2017-5030 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2017-5030 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5030?

CVE-2017-5030 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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