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CVE-2024-7971

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 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 21.01%: +0.11

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

SC Media
Press · 25 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Vulnerable OBS overlay and Chromium flaw enable Twitch chat message code execution - SC Media
www.gendigital.com
Press · 19 Sep 2024, 07:00 · Evolution of Lazarus ‘FudModule - no longer (stand)alone’ - www.gendigital.com
The Hacker News
Press · 31 Aug 2024, 07:00 · North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit - The Hacker News
Microsoft
Press · 30 Aug 2024, 07:00 · North Korean threat actor Citrine Sleet exploiting Chromium zero-day - Microsoft
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 30 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Suspected North Korean hackers targeted crypto industry with Chromium zero-day - The Record from Recorded Future News
See all 12 source documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 30 Aug 2024, 07:00 · North Korean hackers exploit Chrome zero-day to deploy rootkit - BleepingComputer
Lookout
Press · 29 Aug 2024, 07:00 · A recently disclosed zero day in Chrome browsers | Threat Intel - Lookout
BleepingComputer
Press · 26 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Google tags a tenth Chrome zero-day as exploited this year - BleepingComputer
Help Net Security
Press · 22 Aug 2024, 07:00 · New Chrome zero-day actively exploited, patch quickly! (CVE-2024-7971) - Help Net Security
Field Effect
Press · 22 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild, patch now - Field Effect
BleepingComputer
Press · 21 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Google fixes ninth Chrome zero-day tagged as exploited this year - BleepingComputer
The Hacker News
Press · 14 May 2024, 07:00 · New Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2024-4761 Under Active Exploitation - The Hacker News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 21.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:24.257475+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
14 May 2024, 07:00
Published
21 Aug 2024, 20:20
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
26 Aug 2024, 00:00
Latest press mention
25 Sep 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59