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CVE-2024-4947 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Google Chromium V8 vulnerability

Google Chromium V8 type confusion vulnerability allows remote code execution through crafted HTML pages. Actively exploited in the wild.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

Type confusion in V8 engine enables arbitrary code execution when a victim visits a malicious webpage. The vulnerability is being actively exploited, requiring prompt patching of all Chromium-based browsers.

CISA KEV Yes · 2024-05-203EPSS 0.15111 (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
12 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 2024-05-20).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.15111 — 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-843 Type Confusion — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
WeaknessCWE-843 · Type ConfusionMemory 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
I craft a malicious HTML page that triggers type confusion in the V8 JavaScript engine.
Business
Users visiting untrusted websites face immediate risk of system compromise without warning.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I exploit the type confusion to break type safety and execute arbitrary native code within the browser process.
Business
Attackers gain full control of the browser context, enabling credential theft, malware installation, and lateral movement.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I distribute the malicious page through ads, compromised sites, or social engineering to reach victims at scale.
Business
Organizations face widespread endpoint compromise across their user base without detection at the perimeter.
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)
  • 12 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.