CVE-2026-76047: Type confusion in Google Chrome
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.169. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated with high severity and has a CVSS score of 8.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-76047 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.169. Exploiting this vulnerability enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by using a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-843 (Type Confusion) and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by its CVSS vector.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.169 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
CVE-2026-76047: Type confusion in Google Chrome
Description
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.169. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated with high severity and has a CVSS score of 8.8.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76047 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.169. Exploiting this vulnerability enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by using a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-843 (Type Confusion) and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by its CVSS vector.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.169 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-fwjc-8rx5-jv4m
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-76047"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a85b49bacd9273b492502af
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 13:50:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/19/2026, 13:53:10 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 22:52:15 UTC
Views: 3
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