CVE-2016-9651

HIGH

Google Chrome < 55.0.2883.75 - Remote Code Execution via V8 JS Object Property Check Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-9651. PoCs published by Qihoo360.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a memory corruption vulnerability in V8 JavaScript engine (CVE-2016-9651) by manipulating out-of-bounds strings and heap spraying to achieve arbitrary memory read/write. It demonstrates a complex exploit chain for remote code execution in Chrome.

Description

A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Qihoo360 · htmlremoteandroid
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42175

This exploit targets a memory corruption vulnerability in V8 JavaScript engine (CVE-2016-9651) by manipulating out-of-bounds strings and heap spraying to achieve arbitrary memory read/write. It demonstrates a complex exploit chain for remote code execution in Chrome.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Google Chrome V8 JavaScript Engine (versions prior to fix)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage · Specific Chrome version vulnerable to CVE-2016-9651
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://crbug.com/664411
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42175/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.5274
EPSS Percentile 98.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (4)
google/chrome < 55.0.2883.75
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
Published Jan 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026