Answer in brief
CVE-2023-5217 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in CVE Program Container. The current sources mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Google/Chrome (generic), Google/libvpx (generic), electron (npm), electron (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.8. Known-exploitation status makes exposure review time-sensitive. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Google/Chrome (generic), Google/libvpx (generic), electron (npm), electron (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Google/Chromegeneric | >=117.0.5938.132 <117.0.5938.132 | 117.0.5938.132 |
| Google/libvpxgeneric | >=1.13.1 <1.13.1 | 1.13.1 |
| electronnpm | >=0 <22.3.25 | 22.3.25 |
| electronnpm | >=24.0.0 <24.8.5 | 24.8.5 |
| electronnpm | >=25.0.0 <25.8.4 | 25.8.4 |
| electronnpm | >=26.0.0 <26.2.4 | 26.2.4 |
| electronnpm | >=27.0.0-alpha.1 <27.0.0-beta.8 | 27.0.0-beta.8 |
Published upstream
Sep 28, 2023
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
May 24, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Oct 2, 2023
Evidence: source:kev:kev:kev:recordHeap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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