CVE-2026-5871
Received Received - Intake
Type Confusion in V8 Chrome Enables High-Severity Remote Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-13

Assigner: Chrome

Description
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Published
2026-04-08
Last Modified
2026-04-13
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-04-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-5871
EUVD
EUVD-2026-20673
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Vendor Product Version / Range
google chrome to 147.0.7727.55 (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 147.0.7727.55. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox by tricking the browser with a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can run arbitrary code within the sandbox environment of the browser. This could lead to unauthorized actions such as executing malicious code on your device, potentially compromising your system's security.

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