CVE-2009-2555

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—
Severity9.3High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability3.43 %higher than 89% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Heap-based buffer overflow in src/jsregexp.cc in Google V8 before 1.1.10.14, as used in Google Chrome before 2.0.172.37, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Chrome sandbox via a crafted JavaScript regular expression.

CVSS

Base score
9.3
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
3.43 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
89
Score date
10/23/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

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