CVE-2026-8540

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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)

8.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html Product Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496627235 Permissions Required
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

19 May 2026, 01:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html - () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html - Product, Vendor Advisory
References () https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496627235 - () https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496627235 - Permissions Required
CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Google
Google chrome

14 May 2026, 21:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8

14 May 2026, 20:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2026-05-14 20:17

Updated : 2026-05-19 01:29

NVD link : CVE-2026-8540

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8540

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8540

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Products Affected

google

  • chrome
CWE
CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')