CVE-2026-106201: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the V8 engine of Google Chrome prior to version 155.0.8059.39. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8. Google has released an update to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106201 is a race condition vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome versions before 155.0.8059.39. Exploitation of this flaw enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandbox, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability affects all users running vulnerable Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:31:09.208Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac546372cdf04f656d49d03
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:23 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 22:34:15 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 03:28:26 UTC
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