CVE-2026-95380: Type confusion in Google Chrome
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95380 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. This flaw exists in versions before 154.0.8037.57 and can be exploited remotely via social engineering, where an attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that, when visited, may lead to arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability has been assigned a low severity rating by the Chromium security team. The vendor has released an official fix in Chrome 154.0.8037.57.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser. However, the impact is limited by the sandbox containment and the low severity rating indicates the risk is relatively low compared to other browser vulnerabilities.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later to apply the official fix provided by Google. No additional mitigation steps are required as the vulnerability is addressed by this update.
CVE-2026-95380: Type confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95380 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. This flaw exists in versions before 154.0.8037.57 and can be exploited remotely via social engineering, where an attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that, when visited, may lead to arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability has been assigned a low severity rating by the Chromium security team. The vendor has released an official fix in Chrome 154.0.8037.57.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser. However, the impact is limited by the sandbox containment and the low severity rating indicates the risk is relatively low compared to other browser vulnerabilities.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later to apply the official fix provided by Google. No additional mitigation steps are required as the vulnerability is addressed by this update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T05:17:30.147Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf88657f14566d451c8f2
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:30 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 17:46:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:00:32 UTC
Views: 5
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