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CVE-2017-5070: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

KEV
Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5070
Published 27-10-2017Last modified 21-10-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5070 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Google Chromium V8. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 08-06-2022. EPSS estimates a 32.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Act nowlisted as exploited

Listed as exploited by CISA (08-06-2022)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
32.07%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVExploited in the wildCritical · listed in 1 catalog
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4
MGASA-2017-0317OPENSUSE-SU-2017:1501-1OPENSUSE-SU-2017:1502-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2017:1399

Timeline

  1. 27-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-06-2022
    Added to CISA KEVExploitedGoogle Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
  3. 22-06-2022
    CISA remediation dueDeadline passedApply updates per vendor instructions.
  4. 21-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

32.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 32.07% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVListed
Added
08-06-2022
Federal due date
22-06-2022
ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions. nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5070

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (crbug.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat3 products
Ubuntu3 products
  • chromium-browser< 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186 | < 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289
  • libv8-3.14All versions (No fix recorded)
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Google1 product
  • chrome< 59.0.3071.86 | < 59.0.3071.92

3 vendors · 7 products

References

10 links