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CVE-2026-8540

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-14 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-843

Description

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 148.0.7778.168 — fixed in 148.0.7778.168

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 148.0.7778.168. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496627235

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