CVE-2026-8540
HighSummary
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk to systems using the affected version of the browser.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome V8
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Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-7899High
Out of bounds read and write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-6363High
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- CVE-2026-0900High
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- CVE-2026-0899High
CVE-2026-0899 is a vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome prior to version 144.0.7559.59. It involves out-of-bounds memory access, which can lead to object corruption. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2017-5122High
Inappropriate handling of table size in V8 in Google Chrome prior to version 61.0.3163.100 for Windows allows a remote attacker to trigger out-of-bounds access via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2017-5121High
Inappropriate use of JIT optimisation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to version 61.0.3163.100 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page, related to the escape analysis phase.
- CVE-2017-5116High
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to version 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2017-5115High
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to version 61.0.3163.79 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2017-5098High
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Original NVD description (English source)
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)