CVE-2023-2033

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

High 8.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 17 Apr 2023

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Key facts

Published: 14 Apr 2023
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: Chrome
KEV added: 17 Apr 2023
KEV fix due: 8 May 2023
EPSS: 40.648% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.675% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Chrome	112.0.5615.121 up to but excluding 112.0.5615.121 (affected)