TI-2018-12454 Aliases CVE-2018-17463 GHSA-jjm4-89hr-gf27

Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a…

CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildPublished 2018-11-14 · Updated 2025-10-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22

EPSS 0.84564 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 70.0.3538.64Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Google	Chrome	before 70.0.3538.64	70.0.3538.64	Patch available	CNA

Chrome VendorGoogle Affected before 70.0.3538.64 Fixed in 70.0.3538.64 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::	before 70.0.3538.67	Vulnerable	Google
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*	9.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 70.0.3538.67 Vulnerable ·Google
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 70.0.3538.64

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2018:3004 Released 2018-10-24 · Red Hat rating Important
chromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2018-11-14
Google Chrome — DSA-4330
14 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 5 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2018-12453 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2018-12457 Out-of-bounds read in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2018-12465 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)	Fixed	RHSA-2018:3004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)	Fixed	RHSA-2018:3004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)	Fixed	RHSA-2018:3004

Timeline

2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17463
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjm4-89hr-gf27

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 4

TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6

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Sources

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