CVE-2026-15776: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
A type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.125 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has a high severity rating and affects desktop versions of Chrome before the specified fixed version.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15776 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. The flaw exists in versions prior to 150.0.7871.125 and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in Chrome version 150.0.7871.125.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges or complex attack conditions. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.125 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix. No additional mitigation is required once the update is applied.
CVE-2026-15776: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
A type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.125 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has a high severity rating and affects desktop versions of Chrome before the specified fixed version.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15776 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. The flaw exists in versions prior to 150.0.7871.125 and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in Chrome version 150.0.7871.125.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges or complex attack conditions. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.125 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix. No additional mitigation is required once the update is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T18:31:17.797Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a569d1b68715ace4328096a
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 20:33:31 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 21:20:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 23:07:32 UTC
Views: 2
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