importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-09-04T12:48:47+05:30
Google Chrome Security Update Addresses Actively Exploited V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2026-85046)
Google released a security update to address CVE-2026-85046, a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in Chrome's V8 engine that is being actively exploited in the wild. Users are advised to update to versions 152.0.7977.82/.83 to mitigate the risk of remote code execution via crafted HTML pages.
Google on Thursday released security updates to patch 12 vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85046 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a type confusion bug in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine.
"Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote
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