CVE-2026-8540
published 2026-05-14CVE-2026-8540: 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…
PriorityP353high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.31%
22.8th percentile
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)
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 148.0.7778.168 | 148.0.7778.168 | |
| chrome | >= 148.0.7778.168 < 148.0.7778.168 | 148.0.7778.168 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — | |
| paloalto | prisma_browser | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Palo Alto
PAN-SA-2026-0008 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (June 2026)
vendor_paloalto·2026-06-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-8509 [HIGH] PAN-SA-2026-0008 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (June 2026)
PAN-SA-2026-0008 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (June 2026)
Palo Alto Networks incorporated the following Chromium security fixes into our products: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html CVE Summary CVE-2026-8509 Heap buffer overflow in WebML CVE-2026-8510 Integer overflow in Skia CVE-2026-8511 Use after free in UI CVE-2026-8512 Use after free in FileSystem CVE-2026-8513 Use after free in Input CVE-2026-8514 Use after free in Aura CVE-2026-8515 Use after free
Red Hat
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Type Confusion in V8
vendor_redhat·2026-05-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-8540 [HIGH] CWE-843 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Type Confusion in V8
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Type Confusion in V8
A type confusion flaw was found in the V8 component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=496627235
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8538
vendor_chrome·2026-05-12·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-8538 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8538
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-8538: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [TBD][ 496524586 ] High CVE-2026-8539: Script injection in SanitizerAPI
Reported by Jungwoo Lee (@physicube) and Wongi Lee (@_qwerty_po) on 2026-03-26 [TBD][ 496627235 ] High CVE-2026-8540: Type Confusion in V8
Severity: high
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8540
vendor_chrome·2026-05-12·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-8540 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8540
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-8540: Type Confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [N/A][ 496645393 ] High CVE-2026-8541: Out of bounds read in UI
Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [N/A][ 497066659 ] High CVE-2026-8542: Use after free in Core
Severity: high
GHSA
GHSA-7w4v-j6pr-v8hv: Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-14
CVE-2026-8540 [HIGH] CWE-843 GHSA-7w4v-j6pr-v8hv: Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148
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)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-05-14
Published