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TI-2023-01910 Aliases CVE-2023-2033GHSA-5gxv-52gp-vmhp

Type confusion in Google Chrome

Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-843Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-04-17CISA due date 2023-05-08
EPSS 0.40648 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 112.0.5615.121

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleChrome112.0.5615.121 to before 112.0.5615.121112.0.5615.121Patch availableCNA
  • Chrome VendorGoogle Affected 112.0.5615.121 to before 112.0.5615.121 Fixed in 112.0.5615.121 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 112.0.5615.121VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*36VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.1.5VulnerableCouchbase
cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0VulnerableCouchbase
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 112.0.5615.121 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.5 Vulnerable ·Couchbase
  • cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Couchbase

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 112.0.5615.121

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2023-04-17 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2033
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gxv-52gp-vmhp

References

  • 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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