CVE-2023-4762 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, affecting Chrome versions prior to 116.0.5845.179, as well as products like Debian, Fedora, and Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page, leading to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Notably, this CVE is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its inclusion in the KEV catalog and multiple media reports, despite a lack of public exploit code on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion is significant, indicating widespread awareness and concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 116.0.5845.179, < 116.0.5845.179CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 116.0.5845.179CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.