CVE-2023-24833

Heap-data disclosure via unrooted BigInt operands

Published May 18, 2023 · Updated Jan 21, 2025

Use-after-free in BigInt addition in Meta Hermes before commit a6dcafe allows attackers to read raw data from the VM heap. In addOp_RJS, operand conversion can invoke attacker-controlled JavaScript and garbage collection, while addition later dereferences BigInts obtained from conversion results that are not kept rooted; the patch instead uses rooted primitive handles. When Hermes executes untrusted JavaScript, crafted coercion during BigInt addition can expose stale heap contents; most React Native applications do not execute untrusted JavaScript and are not affected.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in BigInt addition in Meta Hermes before commit a6dcafe allows attackers to read raw data from the VM heap. In addOp_RJS, operand conversion can invoke attacker-controlled JavaScript and garbage collection, while addition later dereferences BigInts obtained from conversion results that are not kept rooted; the patch instead uses rooted primitive handles. When Hermes executes untrusted JavaScript, crafted coercion during BigInt addition can expose stale heap contents; most React Native applications do not execute untrusted JavaScript and are not affected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24833
Published
May 18, 2023
Updated
Jan 21, 2025
Vendor
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Product
Hermes
Classifications
CWE-125, CWE-416
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 18, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <a6dcafe6ded8e61658b40f5699878cd19a481f80

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Meta Platforms, Inc. · Hermesversion=0 <a6dcafe6ded8e61658b40f5699878cd19a481f80

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-416Use After Free

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