Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2024-6996
Race in Frames in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 127.0.6533.72
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6996?
- CVE-2024-6996 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2024-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6996?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6996 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.