CVE-2018-17463

Google Chrome

Published 14 Nov 2018 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 8 Jun 2022, with a remediation deadline of 22 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/156640/Google-Chrome-67-68-69-Object.create-Type-Confusion.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 · Third Party Advisory
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
crbug.com/888923 · Exploit, Issue Tracking
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 · Third Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-17463 · US Government Resource