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CVE-2023-4863VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-4863: Google Chrome · Heap buffer overflow

Affects Google ChromeSource CVE Database V5

0

Exploited in the wild · KEV due 4 Oct 2023 · 99% EPSS : upgrade to 1.3.2 now.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
99.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.3.2, 116.0.5845.187
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Sep 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 1 day after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Chrome

    , 3 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. , 1 day after disclosure

  4. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 22 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade webmproject/libwebp to 1.3.2; debian/chrome to 116.0.5845.187.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubwebmproject/libwebppkg:github/webmproject/libwebpOther threatsAffected
  • <1.3.2
Fixed in
  • 1.3.2
Debiandebian/chromepkg:deb/debian/chromeOther threatsAffected
  • <116.0.5845.187
Fixed in
  • 116.0.5845.187

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Description

Heap buffer overflow in libwebp in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.187 and libwebp 1.3.2 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

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