{"id":"CVE-2026-85046","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-85046","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T03:59:27.427Z","title":"Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability","description":"Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)","published":"2026-09-03T20:17:24.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-21T13:17:11.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-843"],"affected":["google/chrome","google/v8"],"epss":{"score":0.01806,"percentile":0.78543,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.48881,"percentile":0.98838},{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.01806,"percentile":0.78414}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-09-04","dueDate":"2026-09-18","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.\nhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01882797386.html ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85046"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 September 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.01806,"from":0.48881,"percentile":0.78414},"summary":"EPSS moved from 48.9% to 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."},{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.48881,"from":0.01462,"percentile":0.98838},"summary":"EPSS moved from 1.5% to 48.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01882797386.html","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://issues.chromium.org/issues/542403045","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Serotav/Writeups/blob/77556c57999805fa7815a114da51d91cf24fbea9/v8/When_Sorting_Leads_To_Confusion.md","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/v8/v8/commit/e0562d87ad9c17042b581582c99237d798572e67","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49570669","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://serotav.github.io/Writeups/v8/when-sorting-leads-to-confusion/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85046","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85046","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}