CVE-2026-6301: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Type Confusion in Turbofan in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 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-2026-6301 is a type confusion vulnerability in the Turbofan JavaScript compiler of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. This vulnerability enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page. The issue was assigned a high severity rating by Chromium security. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update has been released to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the browser context. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.101 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-6301: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type Confusion in Turbofan in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 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
CVE-2026-6301 is a type confusion vulnerability in the Turbofan JavaScript compiler of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. This vulnerability enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page. The issue was assigned a high severity rating by Chromium security. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update has been released to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the browser context. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.101 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-14T18:12:21.241Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69dfe7b982d89c981f913cbc
Added to database: 4/15/2026, 7:32:09 PM
Last enriched: 4/15/2026, 8:02:07 PM
Last updated: 4/16/2026, 6:19:07 AM
Views: 7
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