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CVE-2018-6065 Google CVE debrief

CVE-2018-6065 is a Google Chromium V8 integer overflow vulnerability that CISA lists in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. In the supplied corpus, CISA added it to KEV on 2022-06-08 and set a remediation due date of 2022-06-22. Because it is marked as known exploited, defenders should treat it as a high-priority patching issue and follow vendor update guidance without delay.

Vendor
Google
Product
Chromium V8
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-06-08
Original CVE updated
2022-06-08
Advisory published
2022-06-08
Advisory updated
2022-06-08

Who should care

Organizations running Google Chromium-based browsers or other software that embeds Chromium V8 should care, especially teams responsible for endpoint management, browser fleet updates, vulnerability response, and internet-facing user workstations.

Technical summary

The supplied records identify the issue as an integer overflow in Google Chromium V8. The corpus does not include affected version ranges, exploitation mechanics, or a vendor advisory with fixed build numbers, so the safest supported summary is that this is a memory-safety style defect in the V8 JavaScript engine with confirmed real-world exploitation according to CISA KEV.

Defensive priority

Critical. CISA’s KEV listing indicates known exploitation, so remediation should be expedited and tracked as an urgent exposure reduction task.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions as soon as possible.
  • Prioritize systems that use Chromium-based browsers or embed Chromium V8.
  • Verify patch deployment across managed endpoints and high-risk user populations.
  • Use the KEV due date as the remediation target and escalate any unpatched instances.
  • Monitor vendor and asset inventories for additional Chromium V8 consumers that may be overlooked.

Evidence notes

Supportable facts in the supplied corpus: the vulnerability is labeled as a Google Chromium V8 integer overflow; CISA KEV lists vendorProject Google, product Chromium V8, dateAdded 2022-06-08, dueDate 2022-06-22, and requiredAction ‘Apply updates per vendor instructions.’ The corpus does not provide a vendor advisory, affected versions, exploit details, or fix version numbers.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2018-6065 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6065

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2018-6065 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6065

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.