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CVE-2023-4762

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2024-02-06 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2023-09-05
  • WeaknessCWE-843

Am I affected?

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Description

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.179 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-0522:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2024-02-06Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2024-02-06Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2024-02-06Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2024-02-0605:00SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
37.x= 37no fix published
38.x= 38no fix published
39.x= 39no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0= 11.0no fix published
12.0= 12.0no fix published
Google chrome
BranchAffectedFixed in
116.0< 116.0.5845.179116.0.5845.179
—all versionsno fix published

1 more product in the sources.

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

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Chrome, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Google Chrome
    Affected
    • ≥ 116.0.5845.179, < 116.0.5845.179fixed in 116.0.5845.179custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-01-31

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 15 SP5all versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.179-bp155.2.28.1
  • chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4all versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.179-bp155.2.28.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.179-1.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.5all versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.179-bp155.2.28.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.4all versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.179-bp155.2.28.1
  • chromiumDebian:14all versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.180-1
  • chromiumDebian:13all versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.180-1
  • chromiumDebian:12all versions · fixed in 116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1

9 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-4762 Red Hat Product Security

    chromium-browser: Type Confusion in V8

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2024-02-27

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2024-02-06
Patch Due Date
2024-02-27
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

Identifiers

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
2023-09-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3wjr-p76q-rg8q

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4762?

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.179 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Is CVE-2023-4762 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-4762 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 2024-02-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-4762?

CVE-2023-4762 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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