CVE-2026-17948: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the V8 engine of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious Chrome extension to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox environment. The vulnerability has been assigned a low severity by Chromium security. There is no CVSS score provided for this issue. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17948 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires user interaction in the form of installing a crafted malicious Chrome extension, which can then execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox. The vulnerability is categorized as low severity by Chromium security. The vendor has published an advisory with a stable channel update that presumably fixes this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed environment of Chrome via a malicious extension. The impact is limited by the sandbox containment and the requirement for user installation of a malicious extension. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, as indicated by the vendor's stable channel update advisory. This update addresses the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor.
CVE-2026-17948: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the V8 engine of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious Chrome extension to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox environment. The vulnerability has been assigned a low severity by Chromium security. There is no CVSS score provided for this issue. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17948 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires user interaction in the form of installing a crafted malicious Chrome extension, which can then execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox. The vulnerability is categorized as low severity by Chromium security. The vendor has published an advisory with a stable channel update that presumably fixes this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed environment of Chrome via a malicious extension. The impact is limited by the sandbox containment and the requirement for user installation of a malicious extension. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, as indicated by the vendor's stable channel update advisory. This update addresses the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:06.345Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0a89c2644c7f849baf5
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 02:08:50 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:32:13 UTC
Views: 2
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