CVE-2024-5274: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 28 May 2024, the same day the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

7.7%

EPSS score, percentile 94.6 of all scored records

How severe?

8.3 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record

What should I do?

CISA deadline 18 Jun 2024. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• from 125.0.6422.112 to before 125.0.6422.112

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 18 June 2024.

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html?m=1
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5274

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code 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.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2024-5274 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 28 May 2024.
• CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 18 Jun 2024.
• The CVE record was published on 28 May 2024, the same day it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.3 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.7% (percentile 94.6), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.112 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

References

• chromereleases.googleblog.com
• issues.chromium.org
• lists.fedoraproject.org
• lists.fedoraproject.org

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