CVE-2026-9938: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 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 an inappropriate implementation in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a specially crafted HTML page. The issue was publicly disclosed on May 28, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update to fix it. No CVSS score is available, and no active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox of the affected Chrome browser, potentially compromising the security boundary of the browser environment. This could lead to unauthorized actions within the browser context, but does not necessarily imply full system compromise due to sandboxing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an updated stable version of Chrome (148.0.7778.216) that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-9938: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment via a specially crafted HTML page. The issue was publicly disclosed on May 28, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update to fix it. No CVSS score is available, and no active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox of the affected Chrome browser, potentially compromising the security boundary of the browser environment. This could lead to unauthorized actions within the browser context, but does not necessarily imply full system compromise due to sandboxing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an updated stable version of Chrome (148.0.7778.216) that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. 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
- 2026-05-28T17:24:55.593Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a18c66fe29bf47b503b60cd
Added to database: 5/28/2026, 10:49:19 PM
Last enriched: 5/28/2026, 11:34:52 PM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 2:46:07 PM
Views: 6
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