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Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine prior to 148.0.7778.216 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the renderer sandbox when a victim visits a crafted HTML page. The flaw is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) rated High by Chromium and CVSS 8.8, requires user interaction to load attacker-controlled content, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
V8 is Google's open-source JavaScript and WebAssembly engine that powers Chrome, Chromium-derived browsers, and Node.js. Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities (CWE-787) in V8 typically arise from flawed bounds checking in JIT-compiled code, optimizing compiler type confusion, or incorrect assumptions in object/array handling, allowing attacker-controlled data to overwrite adjacent heap memory. Per the CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome, all Chrome desktop builds before 148.0.7778.216 ship the vulnerable V8 component; memory corruption in V8 has historically been a reliable primitive for shaping the heap and achieving arbitrary code execution within the renderer process, though Chrome's site-isolation sandbox confines the initial compromise to the renderer until paired with a separate sandbox escape.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 148.0.7778.216 or later via the stable channel as announced at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html, then fully relaunch the browser so the new V8 binary is loaded. Enterprises should push the update via Chrome Browser Enterprise / Group Policy and verify chrome://version on managed endpoints, and downstream Chromium browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Electron apps) must be updated as their vendors release rebased builds. If immediate patching is not feasible, compensating controls include enabling Chrome's Site Isolation (already default), enforcing strict allowlist-based browsing via SafeBrowsing Enhanced Protection or a web proxy, and disabling JIT for untrusted sites via the JavaScriptJitAllowedForSites/JavaScriptJitBlockedForSites policies (which removes a large class of V8 exploit primitives at the cost of significant JavaScript performance regression on heavy web apps).
Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
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SUSE
Severity: High| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
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EUVD-2026-33115
GHSA-xv4h-x4ch-3xmh