June 8, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-5198 — Google Chromium V8
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-06-08- Federal due date
2022-06-22- Vendor
- Product
- Chromium V8
- EPSS
- 99.1th percentile (score 0.787, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
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- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5198
CISA short description
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.