CVE-2026-5871: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. Exploiting this flaw enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a crafted HTML page. The issue is recognized as high severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably includes the fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox of the affected Chrome browser, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the browser context. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.55. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details.
CVE-2026-5871: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. Exploiting this flaw enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a crafted HTML page. The issue is recognized as high severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably includes the fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox of the affected Chrome browser, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the browser context. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.55. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T19:34:35.438Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69d6ca391cc7ad14dab3cbbb
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:35:53 PM
Last enriched: 4/8/2026, 10:21:24 PM
Last updated: 4/9/2026, 7:17:24 AM
Views: 6
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