CVE-2018-17463: Google Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Google Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Product
- Chromium V8
- Added to the catalog
- 2022-06-08
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2022-06-22
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.
Links in CISA's notes
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2018-11-14T15:29:00.297
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17T01:45:53.927
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | [email protected] (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | 6.8 | MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156640/Google-Chrome-67-68-69-Object.create-Type-Confusion.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 (Third Party Advisory)
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://crbug.com/888923 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 (Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156640/Google-Chrome-67-68-69-Object.create-Type-Confusion.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 (Third Party Advisory)
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://crbug.com/888923 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 (Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-17463 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- Chrome
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2018-11-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated
- 2025-10-21T23:45:47.003Z
- Problem types
- Inappropriate implementation
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
References
- DSA-4330
- https://crbug.com/888923
- RHSA-2018:3004
- GLSA-201811-10
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- 105666
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156640/Google-Chrome-67-68-69-Object.create-Type-Confusion.html
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CISA
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National Vulnerability Database (NIST)
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Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-21T23:45:47.003Z.
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