CVE-2026-103625: Type confusion in Google Chrome
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-103625 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects all Chrome versions prior to 154.0.8037.97. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as high severity. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update that addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability enables remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially allowing attackers to run arbitrary code on the victim's machine. This could lead to compromise of user data or further system exploitation depending on sandbox escape techniques, though the vulnerability itself is confined to sandboxed code execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.97. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-103625: Type confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-103625 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects all Chrome versions prior to 154.0.8037.97. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as high severity. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update that addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability enables remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially allowing attackers to run arbitrary code on the victim's machine. This could lead to compromise of user data or further system exploitation depending on sandbox escape techniques, though the vulnerability itself is confined to sandboxed code execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.97. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-30T23:12:17.588Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abfd8f3a43b0b3b89d59721
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 16:16:51 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 16:31:36 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 04:01:50 UTC
Views: 16
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