Use after free in Google Chrome
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-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 127.0.6533.72
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 127.0.6533.72
14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-06496 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2024-06500 Improper input validation in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2024-06494 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6991
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3v8g-fm64-g4mc
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-6991 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6991 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3v8g-fm64-g4mc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-6991 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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