Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-5834

HighRCE

Published: 11 June 2024

Published
11 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0150 81.5th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-5834 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked in the top 18.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Mobile/Edge AI; in the Not Applicable risk domain.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Inappropriate implementation in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-94

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
Mobile/Edge AI
Risk Domain
Not Applicable
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
Dawn is the native WebGPU implementation in Google Chrome/Chromium, enabling GPU-accelerated compute workloads including machine learning inference in browsers (e.g., TensorFlow.js WebGPU backend), which qualifies as edge AI.

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

CVE-2024-5834 is an inappropriate implementation in Dawn (WebGPU) enabling remote arbitrary code execution via a crafted HTML page, directly facilitating drive-by compromise (T1189) and exploitation for client execution (T1203) in the browser.

Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 126.0.6478.54
fedoraproject
fedora
39, 40

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-34 Non-modifiable Executable Programs
addresses: CWE-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

SC-44 Detonation Chambers
addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

References