CVE-2026-16420: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.182. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security. A fixed version, 150.0.7871.182, is available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16420 is a type confusion vulnerability in the WebAudio subsystem of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.182. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. No CVSS score is provided, but Chromium rates the severity as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome. This could lead to compromise of the browser process with potential impact limited by sandbox restrictions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.182 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this version contains the fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-16420: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.182. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security. A fixed version, 150.0.7871.182, is available.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16420 is a type confusion vulnerability in the WebAudio subsystem of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.182. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. No CVSS score is provided, but Chromium rates the severity as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome. This could lead to compromise of the browser process with potential impact limited by sandbox restrictions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.182 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this version contains the fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T22:23:06.498Z
- 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: 6a5ff13d9c2644c7f8dba04f
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:22:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 22:37:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 22:37:16 UTC
Views: 2
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