CVE-2026-1862
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Type Confusion in Chrome V8 Causes High-Severity Heap Corruption

Publication date: 2026-02-03

Last updated on: 2026-02-11

Assigner: Chrome

Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published
2026-02-03
Last Modified
2026-02-11
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-02-04
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2026-1862
EUVD
EUVD-2026-5161

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Vendor Product Version / Range
google chrome to 144.0.7559.132 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-843 The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a type confusion issue in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome versions prior to 144.0.7559.132. It allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page that exploits this flaw.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to severe impacts including unauthorized code execution, data corruption, or crashing of the browser. Since it has a high severity rating, an attacker could exploit it remotely without privileges, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your system.

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