CVE-2026-16418: Stack buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Stack buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 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-2026-16418 is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.182 and enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via crafted HTML content. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vendor has published an advisory indicating that Chrome 150.0.7871.182 addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely within the sandboxed environment of the Chrome browser. This could lead to full compromise of the browser process, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. However, no active exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.182 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms that this version contains the necessary patch. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
CVE-2026-16418: Stack buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Description
Stack buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 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-2026-16418 is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.182 and enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via crafted HTML content. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vendor has published an advisory indicating that Chrome 150.0.7871.182 addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely within the sandboxed environment of the Chrome browser. This could lead to full compromise of the browser process, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. However, no active exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.182 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms that this version contains the necessary patch. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T22:23:06.041Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a5ff13d9c2644c7f8dba047
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:22:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 03:44:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 22:52:09 UTC
Views: 130
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