CVE-2018-17463

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 85%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
81
EG Risk 81/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.
EPSS PROB
85%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

November 14, 2018

Last Modified

October 24, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 4330-1] chromium-browser security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330
generic

Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-10) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
generic
https://crbug.com/888923
generic

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhatchromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_102018-10-24redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium-browser59.0.3071.104-1 ... 70.0.3538.54-2 (61 versions)
  • every version up to 70.0.3538.67-1~deb9u1: fixed in 70.0.3538.67-1~deb9u1
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All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 88× in last 7d / 404× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,663 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-05 17:53 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-10-05 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-05 13:56 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-10-05 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-05 09:59 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-10-04 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-10-03 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-03 14:27 UTCEG score recompute
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  5. 2026-10-03 14:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-10-03 10:29 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-10-03 10:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-10-01 22:49 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-10-01 22:49 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-10-01 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-10-01 18:53 UTCVendor advisory
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  29. 2026-10-01 14:56 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-10-01 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-10-01 10:59 UTCVendor advisory
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  59. 2026-09-29 03:30 UTCVendor advisory
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  61. 2026-09-28 23:31 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-28 23:31 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-28 23:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-28 19:34 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-28 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-28 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
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  69. 2026-09-28 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-09-28 11:39 UTCVendor advisory
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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-48184✓ verified
    First seen Mar 9, 2020

    Google Chrome 67_ 68 and 69 - Object.create Type Confusion (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/chrome_object_create✓ verified
    First seen Sep 25, 2018

    Google Chrome 67, 68 and 69 Object.create exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCjhalon/CVE-2018-17463
    First seen Dec 28, 2022

    Working Proof of Concept Exploit for CVE-2018-17463

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2018-17463?
CVE-2018-17463 is a critical vulnerability published on November 14, 2018. Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
When was CVE-2018-17463 disclosed?
CVE-2018-17463 was first published on November 14, 2018, with the most recent update on October 24, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-17463 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2018-17463 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 8, 2022, affecting Google Chromium V8. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-17463?
CVE-2018-17463 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
Which products are affected by CVE-2018-17463?
CVE-2018-17463 affects Google Chromium V8. The affected packages EchelonGraph has on record, with version ranges, are listed in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-17463?
A fix for CVE-2018-17463 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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