CVE-2024-0518Network attack vector

Heap corruption via V8 type confusion

Published Jan 16, 2024 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome before 120.0.6099.224 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the affected V8 function or the incompatible-type operation that produces the corruption. A user must load the page; successful exploitation corrupts browser-process memory, while the published record does not specify resulting control or data access.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.94%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome before 120.0.6099.224 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the affected V8 function or the incompatible-type operation that produces the corruption. A user must load the page; successful exploitation corrupts browser-process memory, while the published record does not specify resulting control or data access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0518
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Fedora Project
Product
Fedora Linux
Classifications
CWE-843
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=39

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Fedora Project · Fedora Linuxversion=39
Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=- <120.0.6099.224; version=120.0.6099.224 <120.0.6099.224

Published CVSS scores

8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

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