Is CVE-2024-7971 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-7971 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-7971?

CVE-2024-7971 has a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-7971?

Patch guidance is available from google security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-7971.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-7971?

2 products: google chrome, microsoft edge.

Fix CVE-2024-7971 - CRITICAL google chrome

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-843 CWE-843 CWE-843

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GOOGLE
Published: 8/21/2024
Last Modified: 10/24/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-7971

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