Google Chrome Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Release Date: 17 Apr 2023 5192 Views

RISK: Extremely High Risk

TYPE: Clients - Browsers

A vulnerability was identified in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger remote code execution on the targeted system.

Note:

CVE-2023-2033 is being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is caused due to a type confusion error in V8 JavaScript engine and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Impact

Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.121

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software vendor web-site for more details.

Apply fixes issued by the vendor:

Update to version 112.0.5615.121 or later

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2023-2033

Source

Google Chrome