Vulnerability

CVE-2023-2136

Critical· 9.6KEVCVSS9.6EPSS6%

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Google Chrome Skia Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Google Chromium Skia contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects Google Chrome and ChromeOS, Android, Flutter, and possibly other products.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

critical

CVSS

9.6

EPSS

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1131d overdue

AffectedGoogle — Chromium Skia

Added to KEV

2023-04-21

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2023-05-12

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “Google Chromium Skia contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects Google Chrome and ChromeOS, Android, Flutter, and possibly other products.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

9.6/ 10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionRequiredRequires user action (click, file open, etc).
ScopeChangedImpact extends beyond the vulnerable component (e.g. sandbox escape).
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

5.79%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p92

higher than 92% of all CVEs

6-day trend↑ 5.3pp

Mid-pack — moderate exploitation likelihood.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2023-2136. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2023-04-21Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2023-04-21Published
2023-05-12Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-15Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.