CVE-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. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 23% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-843

Published

2026-05-14

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• google:chrome

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496627235

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