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CVE-2019-5825 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Google Chromium V8 vulnerability

Out-of-bounds write in Chromium V8 engine allows remote code execution through crafted HTML, affecting Chrome, Edge, and Opera browsers.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

Remote attacker can trigger heap corruption via malicious webpage to achieve code execution in the context of the browser process. High exploitability confirmed by active wild exploitation.

CISA KEV Yes · 2022-06-083EPSS 0.55925 (verify live)4Exploit Public PoC5
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Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Exploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
2 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.55925 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Google, Chromium V8. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
WeaknessCWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteMemory safety
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

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Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
Craft HTML page with V8 engine exploit payload to trigger out-of-bounds memory write
Business
User visits attacker-controlled or compromised website, browser process becomes compromised
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
Achieve arbitrary code execution within browser sandbox through heap corruption
Business
Attacker gains ability to steal credentials, session tokens, and sensitive data from user's browsing context
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
Escape browser sandbox or pivot to system-level compromise using secondary exploits
Business
Full system compromise possible, enabling malware installation, data exfiltration, or lateral movement
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • Public PoC available (VulnCheck)
  • 2 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • Public exploit availability
  • Catalogued by Chrome (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by ChromeCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.