CVE-2026-5914: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-5914 is a type confusion vulnerability in the CSS component of Google Chrome versions prior to 147. 0. 7727. 55. It could be exploited by an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious Chrome extension, potentially leading to heap corruption. The Chromium project has assigned this vulnerability a low security severity rating. There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor has published an advisory indicating the issue was addressed in Chrome version 147. 0. 7727.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the CSS handling of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted malicious Chrome extension, which might trigger heap corruption. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in the stable Chrome update 147.0.7727.55. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation requires user interaction in the form of installing a malicious Chrome extension. The impact is limited to potential heap corruption, which could lead to instability or limited code execution scenarios. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating a relatively low risk under typical conditions. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should ensure that Chrome is updated to version 147.0.7727.55 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is addressed in this update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-5914: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-5914 is a type confusion vulnerability in the CSS component of Google Chrome versions prior to 147. 0. 7727. 55. It could be exploited by an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious Chrome extension, potentially leading to heap corruption. The Chromium project has assigned this vulnerability a low security severity rating. There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor has published an advisory indicating the issue was addressed in Chrome version 147. 0. 7727.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the CSS handling of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted malicious Chrome extension, which might trigger heap corruption. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in the stable Chrome update 147.0.7727.55. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation requires user interaction in the form of installing a malicious Chrome extension. The impact is limited to potential heap corruption, which could lead to instability or limited code execution scenarios. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating a relatively low risk under typical conditions. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should ensure that Chrome is updated to version 147.0.7727.55 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is addressed in this update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T19:34:46.841Z
- 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: 69d6ca421cc7ad14dab3ce02
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:36:02 PM
Last enriched: 4/8/2026, 9:51:05 PM
Last updated: 4/8/2026, 11:22:11 PM
Views: 4
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