CVE-2026-76047: Type confusion in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-76047 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.169 and allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk if exploited. Google has published a stable channel update addressing this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.169. Exploiting this flaw enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with a high severity level and a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix in the stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution inside the sandbox, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating critical impact if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Google in the stable channel update for Chrome version 151.0.7922.169. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to version 151.0.7922.169 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-76047: Type confusion in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-76047 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.169 and allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk if exploited. Google has published a stable channel update addressing this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves type confusion in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.169. Exploiting this flaw enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with a high severity level and a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix in the stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution inside the sandbox, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating critical impact if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Google in the stable channel update for Chrome version 151.0.7922.169. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to version 151.0.7922.169 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-18T19:45:07.386Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a84c576c6e8be0332bb242a
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 20:49:58 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 20:47:04 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 03:12:32 UTC
Views: 59
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