CVE-2026-7927: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Type Confusion in Runtime in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 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 runtime component of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploiting this flaw enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a crafted HTML page. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update. No detailed CVSS metrics are provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or compromise of the affected system. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later, as the vendor has released a stable channel update that addresses this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-7927: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type Confusion in Runtime in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 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 runtime component of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploiting this flaw enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a crafted HTML page. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update. No detailed CVSS metrics are provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or compromise of the affected system. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later, as the vendor has released a stable channel update that addresses this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:11.400Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69fb86d8cbff5d861024c8df
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:16 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:37:09 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:16:14 AM
Views: 5
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