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CVE-2019-5782

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-02-19
  • WeaknessCWE-125 · CWE-787

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Description

Incorrect optimization assumptions in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-02-1917:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
29.x= 29no fix published
30.x= 30no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0= 9.0no fix published
Google chrome
BranchAffectedFixed in
72.0< 72.0.3626.8172.0.3626.81

3 more products in the sources.

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

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15all versions · fixed in 72.0.3626.96-bp150.2.32.1
  • chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 72.0.3626.96-88.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromiumDebian:14all versions · fixed in 72.0.3626.81-1
  • chromiumDebian:13all versions · fixed in 72.0.3626.81-1
  • chromiumDebian:12all versions · fixed in 72.0.3626.81-1
  • chromiumDebian:9all versions · fixed in 72.0.3626.96-1~deb9u1

3 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-5782 Red Hat Product Security12 products fixed

    chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in V8

  • RHSA-2019:0309 Red Hat Product Security12 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2019:0309 · 12 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiededxsh/CVE-2019-5782_CVE-2019-13768
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.08.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-125, CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score13.4 %read 2026-11-02
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-02-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5782?

Incorrect optimization assumptions in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Is CVE-2019-5782 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-5782 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 13.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-5782?

CVE-2019-5782 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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