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CVE-2023-4762

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

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)

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.55803
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

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

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Weakness Classification

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
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Affected Products & Versions

4
google chrome< 116.0.5845.179
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
microsoft edge chromium< 116.0.1938.76
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension
productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Sep 2023 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13204-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13232-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13462-1
cisaKEV-CVE-2023-4762
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2023:0245-1
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://crbug.com/1473247Permissions Required
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27NR3KG553CG6LGPMP6SHWEVHTYPL6RC/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T655QF7CQ3DYAMPFV7IECQYGDEUIVVT/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KUQ7CTX3W372X3UY56VVNAHCH6H2F4X3/Mailing List
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07Third Party Advisory
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