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
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 147.0.7727.55 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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