Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
Google — Chrome
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
8.8
20.7%
Vector breakdown
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- Aug 21, 2024
- Modified
- Oct 21, 2025
- Added to KEV
- Aug 26, 2024
- Federal patch due
- Sep 16, 2024
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Weakness classification
Proof-of-concept & exploitation references
Weaponization
Public repositories whose name or description references CVE-2024-7971, found via a live GitHub search at request time. These are community-sourced signals, not a verified working exploit — cross-check each one before relying on it, and treat higher star counts and recent activity as (weak) corroboration, not proof.
No public GitHub repositories referencing CVE-2024-7971 were found at last check. Absence here is not proof no exploit exists — see the references below for vendor advisories and write-ups.
References
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2024-7971?
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
How severe is CVE-2024-7971?
CVE-2024-7971 has a CVSS base score of 8.8 out of 10 (CVSS 3.1).
Is CVE-2024-7971 actively exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-7971 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added Aug 26, 2024, meaning CISA has confirmed evidence of active exploitation.
What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-7971?
20.7% - meaning FIRST.org's EPSS model estimates a 20.7% probability this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within 30 days (97% percentile among all scored CVEs).
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-7971?
CVE-2024-7971 is classified under CWE-843 (CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')).
Cross-checked against
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