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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78938

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65819 HIGH
Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-p9jj-rhrj-6p8w
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.8 HIGH

Network-delivered via browser visit (AV:N/UI:R), no privileges or auth needed (PR:N), sandbox confinement prevents scope change (S:U), memory corruption yields full CIA impact within renderer.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 19:33 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 17:23 NVD
8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Type confusion in V8, Chrome's JavaScript engine, enables remote code execution within the sandboxed renderer process in all Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger arbitrary code execution by luring a user to a crafted HTML page, with full high-impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the sandbox boundary. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker hosts crafted HTML page with malicious JavaScript
Delivery
Target visits page in unpatched Chrome (< 152.0.7977.65)
Exploit
V8 type confusion triggered during JavaScript object access
Execution
Memory corruption achieved in renderer process
Impact
Arbitrary code executed within Chrome sandbox

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a target user to actively visit a crafted HTML page in an affected Chrome version (prior to 152.0.7977.65) - consistent with CVSS UI:R. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.8 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects low-complexity, network-delivered exploitation requiring only that a user visit a malicious page, with high CIA impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker registers or compromises a website and embeds crafted JavaScript designed to trigger a type confusion condition in Chrome's V8 engine. A target visiting the page in an unpatched Chrome browser causes the JIT compiler to mishandle object types, resulting in memory corruption that allows arbitrary code execution within the Chrome sandboxed renderer process. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later using the browser's built-in update mechanism (Menu → Help → About Google Chrome) or via enterprise software management tooling (Google Update, Intune, etc.). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: identify the number of Chrome instances across your organization and verify your update delivery mechanism is functional. …

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