CVE-2024-6988

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 127.0.6533.72 Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use after free in the Downloads component, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to potentially corrupt the heap via a crafted HTML page. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is considered high severity.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 127.0.6533.72, update to version 127.0.6533.72 or later to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Edge, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.