Description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Type Confusion Exploitation in Chrome's V8 Engine Enables Remote Code Execution chromium-browser: Chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via type confusion in V8
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Type Confusion Exploitation in Chrome's V8 Engine Enables Remote Code Execution
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-843
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T03:55:32.392Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T19:45:07.386Z

Link: CVE-2026-76047

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T11:18:07.446Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:28.863

Modified: 2026-08-20T04:17:24.477

Link: CVE-2026-76047

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-18T20:31:28Z

Links: CVE-2026-76047 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T22:00:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-843

    Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')