CVE-2023-3079

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 7 Jun 2023

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Key facts

Published
5 Jun 2023
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
Chrome
KEV added
7 Jun 2023
KEV fix due
28 Jun 2023
EPSS
37.858% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.57% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 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

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

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.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome
  • 114.0.5735.110 up to but excluding 114.0.5735.110 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2023 Published
  2. 7 Jun 2023 CVE-2023-3079 added to CISA KEV
  3. 7 Jun 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References