CVE-2026-85045: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-85045 is a race condition vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. Versions prior to 152.0.7977.82 are affected. The flaw enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring user interaction with high attack complexity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution inside the Chrome sandbox, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The sandbox containment limits the scope but does not eliminate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 152.0.7977.82 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-02T21:13:01.411Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01882797386.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a99cc91acd9273b495f97a0
Added to database: 09/03/2026, 19:37:53 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 12:32:45 UTC
Last updated: 10/18/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 69
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