CVE-2023-3217Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via WebXR session request race

Published Jun 13, 2023 · Updated May 5, 2025

Use after free in WebXR in Google Chrome before 114.0.5735.133 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via a crafted HTML page. OpenXrApiWrapper::InitSession mishandles a race between pending XR session requests, allowing an object to be accessed after its lifetime ends. A user must load attacker-controlled content; successful exploitation can crash the browser or execute code in its security context.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability13.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Use after free in WebXR in Google Chrome before 114.0.5735.133 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via a crafted HTML page. OpenXrApiWrapper::InitSession mishandles a race between pending XR session requests, allowing an object to be accessed after its lifetime ends. A user must load attacker-controlled content; successful exploitation can crash the browser or execute code in its security context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-3217
Published
Jun 13, 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. Jun 13, 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=114.0.5735.133 <114.0.5735.133

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=114.0.5735.133 <114.0.5735.133

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS: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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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