Google Issues Emergency Patch for High-Severity Zero-Day Vulnerability in Chrome
The flaw, already exploited in the wild, affects Chromium-based browsers including Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera.
- Google has released an emergency patch for a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2023-7024, in its Chrome browser.
- The flaw, a heap buffer overflow in WebRTC, allows attackers to gain arbitrary code execution and take over the system.
- Google confirmed that an exploit for this flaw already exists in the wild and has been used by bad actors.
- The vulnerability also affects other browsers that use Chromium, including Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera.
- Users are urged to update their browsers immediately to protect against this exploit.