Is CVE-2016-5198 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-5198 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome Prior To 54.0.2840.90 For Linux, And 54.0.2840.85 Android, 54.0.2840.87 Windows Mac

CVE-2016-5198

V8 in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac included incorrect optimisation assumptions, which allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write operations…

EPSS: 0.787 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Google Chrome Prior To 54.0.2840.90 For Linux, And 54.0.2840.85 Android, 54.0.2840.87 Windows Mac — versions Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-08. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-22.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

crbug.com/659475 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
94079 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1037224 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
RHSA-2016:2672 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5198?: CVE-2016-5198 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome Prior To 54.0.2840.90 For Linux, And 54.0.2840.85 Android, 54.0.2840.87 Windows Mac. Published 2017-01-19.
Is CVE-2016-5198 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2016-5198 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.