What is CVE-2024-8033?

CVE-2024-8033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-8033?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2024-8033

Inappropriate implementation in WebApp Installs in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious application to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Published 2024-08-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 128.0.6613.84
Microsoft Windows

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/350256139 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8033?: CVE-2024-8033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-8033?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.