CVE-2026-6363: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. Type confusion can lead to improper handling of memory, potentially allowing out of bounds memory access. Such memory access issues may result in crashes or other unintended behavior. The issue is triggered remotely via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed and fixed in the Chrome stable update referenced by the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause out of bounds memory access in the browser process, potentially leading to denial of service or other memory corruption effects. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time. The impact is considered medium severity by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.101 or later, as the vendor advisory confirms that a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability has been released. Applying this official fix mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-6363: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. Type confusion can lead to improper handling of memory, potentially allowing out of bounds memory access. Such memory access issues may result in crashes or other unintended behavior. The issue is triggered remotely via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed and fixed in the Chrome stable update referenced by the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause out of bounds memory access in the browser process, potentially leading to denial of service or other memory corruption effects. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time. The impact is considered medium severity by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.101 or later, as the vendor advisory confirms that a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability has been released. Applying this official fix mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-15T14:28:38.485Z
- 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: 69dfe7be82d89c981f913e63
Added to database: 4/15/2026, 7:32:14 PM
Last enriched: 4/15/2026, 7:47:18 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 9:35:52 PM
Views: 4
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