VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-24045

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.25%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-12-13

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A type confusion vulnerability could be triggered when resolving the "typeof" unary operator in Facebook Hermes prior to v0.10.0. Note that this is only exploitable if the application using Hermes permits evaluation of untrusted JavaScript. Hence, most React Native applications are not affected.

Weakness classification

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Primary references

cve-assign@fb.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve-assign@fb.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory