CVE-2026-8540HIGH 8.8EPSS p22.1%

CVE-2026-8540CVE-2026-8540

Description

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.31% probability of exploitation · percentile 22.1% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-05-14
Last modified2026-05-19

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-843

References

  1. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
  2. https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496627235

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessAccess of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')cwe-8430%live

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