8.8

CVE-2018-17463: Google Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEV
Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17463
Published 14-11-2018Last modified 21-10-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17463 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 84.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are 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
84.56%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVExploited in the wildCritical · listed in 1 catalog
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3
DSA-4330-1OPENSUSE-SU-2018:3835-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2018:3004

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-06-2022
    Added to CISA KEVExploitedGoogle Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  3. 22-06-2022
    CISA remediation dueDeadline passedApply updates per vendor instructions.
  4. 21-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 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

84.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 84.56% 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-2018-17463

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (crbug.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Google Chrome 67_ 68 and 69 - Object.create Type Confusion (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    Google Chrome 67, 68 and 69 Object.create exploit

    exploit/multi/browser/chrome_object_create

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Redhat3 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • chromium-browser< 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 70.0.3538.64 | < 70.0.3538.67

4 vendors · 7 products

References

11 links
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