CVE-2024-7971

HIGH 8.8

⚠️ CISA KEV

CVSS Score

8.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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)

CWE	CWE-843
Vendor	google
Product	chrome
Ecosystems	Browser Android Cloud Chrome
Industries	Technology
Published	Aug 21, 2024
Last Updated	Oct 21, 2025

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Affected Versions

Google / Chrome

128.0.6613.84 < 128.0.6613.84

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

chromereleases.googleblog.com: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html issues.chromium.org: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873 cisa.gov: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971 microsoft.com: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/