CVE-2018-17463
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote...
8.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploitFix available
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
84.6%Up 50.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2018-17463- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2018-17463- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9216
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9216- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjm4-89hr-gf27
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote...
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-jjm4-89hr-gf27- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Google Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
- Record
CVE-2018-17463- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:3004
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:3004- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17463
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17463- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2018:3835-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update contains Chromium 70.0.3538.102 and fixes security issues and bugs.
Vulnerabilities fixed in 70.0.3538.102:
- CVE-2018-17478: Out of bounds memory access in V8 (boo#1115537)
Vulnerabilities fixed in 70.0.3538.67 (bsc#1112111):
- CVE-2018-17462: Sandbox escape in AppCache
- CVE-2018-17463: Remote code execution in V8
- Heap buffer overflow in Little CMS in PDFium
- CVE-2018-17464: URL spoof in Omnibox
- CVE-2018-17465: Use after free in V8
- CVE-2018-17466: Memory corruption in Angle
- CVE-2018-17467: URL spoof in Omnibox
- CVE-2018-17468: Cross-origin URL disclosure in Blink
- CVE-2018-17469: Heap buffer overflow in PDFium
- CVE-2018-17470: Memory corruption in GPU Internals
- CVE-2018-17471: Security UI occlusion in full screen mode
- CVE-2018-17473: URL spoof in Omnibox
- CVE-2018-17474: Use after free in Blink
- CVE-2018-17475: URL spoof in Omnibox
- CVE-2018-17476: Security UI occlusion in full screen mode
- CVE-2018-5179: Lack of limits on update() in ServiceWorker
- CVE-2018-17477: UI spoof in Extensions
This update contains the following packaging changes:
- VAAPI hardware accelerated rendering is now enabled by default.
- Use the system libusb-1.0 library
- Use bundled harfbuzz library
- Disable gnome-keyring to avoid crashes
- noto-emoji-fonts is no longer a recommended dependency
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2018:3835-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 No score
chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:9 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 70.0.3538.67-1~deb9u1, plus listed versions 59.0.3071.104-159.0.3071.86-160.0.3112.72-160.0.3112.78-160.0.3112.78-1~deb9u1 Show 45 moreShow less61.0.3163.100-161.0.3163.100-1~deb9u161.0.3163.100-262.0.3202.75-162.0.3202.75-1~deb9u162.0.3202.89-162.0.3202.89-1~deb9u163.0.3239.30-163.0.3239.40-163.0.3239.84-163.0.3239.84-1~deb9u164.0.3282.119-164.0.3282.119-1~deb9u164.0.3282.119-265.0.3325.146-165.0.3325.146-265.0.3325.146-365.0.3325.146-465.0.3325.73-165.0.3325.74-166.0.3359.117-166.0.3359.117-1~deb9u166.0.3359.139-166.0.3359.181-166.0.3359.22-166.0.3359.22-266.0.3359.22-366.0.3359.26-166.0.3359.26-267.0.3396.48-167.0.3396.56-167.0.3396.57-167.0.3396.62-167.0.3396.62-267.0.3396.79-167.0.3396.79-267.0.3396.87-167.0.3396.87-1~deb9u168.0.3440.17-168.0.3440.25-168.0.3440.33-168.0.3440.42-168.0.3440.7-168.0.3440.75-168.0.3440.75-1~deb9u1 |
70.0.3538.67-1~deb9u1 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10 | 0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10 | 0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 35 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.268.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1 Show 17 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
None known |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 Show 12 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 70.0.3538.102-74.1 | 70.0.3538.102-74.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1081 CVEs |
before 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Google Chrome 67, 68 and 69 Object.create exploit | 2018-09-25 |
| Exploit-DB | Google Chrome 67_ 68 and 69 - Object.create Type Confusion (Metasploit) | 2020-03-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | kdmarti2/CVE-2018-17463 | 2021-05-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | jhalon/CVE-2018-17463 | 2022-12-28 |
| PoC in GitHub | bianchiSLR/cve-2018-17463-lab | 2026-10-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17463 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published November 2, 2018. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since June 8, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since June 8, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.6%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.
References
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330
crbug.com/888923
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
securityfocus.com/bid/105666
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packetstormsecurity.com/files/156640/Google-Chrome-67-68-69-Object.create-Type-Confusion.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-17463
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17463
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjm4-89hr-gf27
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1628969
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhsa-2018_3004.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5179
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17463
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/QUMMQ2BSESALCKVYTBVE6TKYA2UTXO3I
bugzilla.suse.com/1112111
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17462
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