CVE-2023-2931Network attack vector

Heap corruption via PDF use-after-free

Published May 30, 2023 · Updated May 5, 2025

Use-after-free in Google Chrome's PDF component before 114.0.5735.90 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via a crafted PDF file. The public advisory does not identify the PDF object or code path whose lifetime ends before later access. Exploitation requires user interaction; the disclosed outcome is heap corruption, without a public account of code execution or sandbox escape.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Google Chrome's PDF component before 114.0.5735.90 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via a crafted PDF file. The public advisory does not identify the PDF object or code path whose lifetime ends before later access. Exploitation requires user interaction; the disclosed outcome is heap corruption, without a public account of code execution or sandbox escape.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2931
Published
May 30, 2023
Updated
May 5, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=114.0.5735.90 <114.0.5735.90

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=114.0.5735.90 <114.0.5735.90

Published CVSS scores

8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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