CVE-2017-5070
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 32% (percentile: 98) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-843
Affected products
google: chrome; apple: macos; linux: linux kernel; microsoft: windows; google: android; redhat: enterprise linux desktop; redhat: enterprise linux server; redhat: enterprise linux workstation
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/722756 ExploitIssue Tracking
- https://crbug.com/722756 ExploitIssue Tracking
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry