CVE-2024-4947

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.6
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 20 May 2024

Description

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Key facts

Published
15 May 2024
Last changed
16 Dec 2025
Assigned by
Chrome
KEV added
20 May 2024
KEV fix due
10 Jun 2024
EPSS
15.236% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 96.816% 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.

  • 9.6CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.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
  • 125.0.6422.60 up to but excluding 125.0.6422.60 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 15 May 2024 Published
  2. 20 May 2024 CVE-2024-4947 added to CISA KEV
  3. 20 May 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References