CVE-2024-7971

Google Chrome

Published 21 Aug 2024 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.6 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 26 Aug 2024, with a remediation deadline of 16 Sept 2024 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html · Release Notes
issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873 · Permissions Required
www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/ · Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971 · US Government Resource