What is CVE-2024-6990?

CVE-2024-6990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-6990?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6990 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2024-6990

Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome on Android prior to 127.0.6533.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 127.0.6533.88

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6990?: CVE-2024-6990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-6990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6990 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.