CVE-2026-17948: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17948 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires social engineering to persuade a user to install a crafted malicious Chrome extension. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-843 (Type Confusion). There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious Chrome extension can execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of the browser. This could potentially allow limited code execution but is constrained by sandbox protections. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or difficulty of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update Chrome to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. There is no indication that additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-17948: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17948 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires social engineering to persuade a user to install a crafted malicious Chrome extension. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-843 (Type Confusion). There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious Chrome extension can execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of the browser. This could potentially allow limited code execution but is constrained by sandbox protections. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or difficulty of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update Chrome to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. There is no indication that additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-c2p8-6273-hp5x
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17948"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5129c2644c7f89808e9
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:01:14 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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