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CVE-2026-93377

Type Confusion in V8 Allows Sandbox-Restricted Code Execution in Google Chrome

CVSS 3.1
8.8 high
EPSS
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Published
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Modified
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CVE-2026-93377 is a type confusion flaw (CWE-843) in V8, the JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. An attacker triggers it by convincing a user to open a specially crafted HTML page, meaning successful attacks require a social-engineering step such as a phishing link. If exploited, the attacker can execute arbitrary code within the Chrome renderer sandbox, limiting but not eliminating the impact of the compromise. All Chrome users running versions prior to 153.0.8010.52 are affected. No public proof-of-concept, CISA KEV listing, or confirmed in-the-wild exploitation is known at this time; the fix shipped in Chrome 153, which addressed 16 security issues in total.

What to do: Update Google Chrome to 153.0.8010.52 or later on all platforms (check via chrome://settings/help), and force the update across managed fleets using enterprise update policies. Because exploitation requires luring users to a crafted page, reinforce phishing awareness and verify the browser version on high-risk endpoints.

ProductAffected
Google Chromeall versions prior to 153.0.8010.52
Estimated exposure
mass≈3+ billion Chrome users worldwide (browser market share of roughly 60-65%) — Chrome is the world's dominant desktop and mobile browser with several billion users per public market-share data, so effectively every Chrome installation below 153.0.8010.52 is exposed until patched.

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description · NVD

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.52 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vendors
google
Products
chrome
Weakness
CWE-843
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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