CVE-2026-126897: Type confusion in V8
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 157.0.8103.78
Event History
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-126885
- CVE-2026-126895
- CVE-2026-126879
- CVE-2026-126846
- CVE-2026-126911
- CVE-2026-126864
- CVE-2026-126889
- CVE-2026-126859
- CVE-2026-126886
- CVE-2026-126887
- CVE-2026-126870
- CVE-2026-126912
- CVE-2026-126919
- CVE-2026-126878
- CVE-2026-126909
- CVE-2026-126847
- CVE-2026-126853
- CVE-2026-126865
- CVE-2026-126916
- CVE-2026-126903
- CVE-2026-126910
- CVE-2026-126842
- CVE-2026-126898
- CVE-2026-126871
- CVE-2026-126875
- CVE-2026-126862
- CVE-2026-126900
- CVE-2026-126904
- CVE-2026-126907
- CVE-2026-126851
- CVE-2026-126845
- CVE-2026-126881
- CVE-2026-126867
- CVE-2026-126863
- CVE-2026-126896
- CVE-2026-126869
- CVE-2026-126858
- CVE-2026-126891
- CVE-2026-126874
- CVE-2026-126876
- CVE-2026-126918
- CVE-2026-126866
- CVE-2026-126844
- CVE-2026-126884
- CVE-2026-126894
- CVE-2026-126861
- CVE-2026-126917
- CVE-2026-126856
- CVE-2026-126905
- CVE-2026-126873
- CVE-2026-126922
- CVE-2026-126914
- CVE-2026-126880
- CVE-2026-126872
- CVE-2026-126877
- CVE-2026-126888
- CVE-2026-126843
- CVE-2026-126854
- CVE-2026-126892
- CVE-2026-126857
- CVE-2026-126883
- CVE-2026-126840
- CVE-2026-126848
- CVE-2026-126882
- CVE-2026-126906
- CVE-2026-126915
- CVE-2026-126893
- CVE-2026-126855
- CVE-2026-126908
- CVE-2026-126849
- CVE-2026-126901
- CVE-2026-126852
- CVE-2026-126850
- CVE-2026-126841
- CVE-2026-126902
- CVE-2026-126868
- CVE-2026-126921
- CVE-2026-126913
- CVE-2026-126890
- CVE-2026-126860
- CVE-2026-126920
- CVE-2026-126899
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The attacker needs to get a user to process a crafted HTML page in an affected Google Chrome version. The issue allows code execution inside Chrome's sandbox.
Which Chrome versions are affected?
Google Chrome versions prior to 157.0.8103.78 are affected.
Does successful exploitation escape Chrome's sandbox?
The available information states that arbitrary code execution occurs inside the sandbox. It does not state that this vulnerability alone enables a sandbox escape.