CVE-2026-14431: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14431 is a high severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.46 and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory confirms the issue and the fixed version but does not explicitly state the remediation level or patch availability beyond the fixed version number.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges or authentication. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked confirms the fixed version. Patch status is confirmed by the fixed version number; therefore, applying this update is the recommended mitigation.
CVE-2026-14431: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14431 is a high severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.46 and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory confirms the issue and the fixed version but does not explicitly state the remediation level or patch availability beyond the fixed version number.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges or authentication. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked confirms the fixed version. Patch status is confirmed by the fixed version number; therefore, applying this update is the recommended mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T21:37:35.658Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a459a0d27e9c7971943c1fa
Added to database: 07/01/2026, 22:51:57 UTC
Last enriched: 07/09/2026, 09:17:10 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 12:41:07 UTC
Views: 62
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