CVE-2026-85046

high

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)

References

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49570669

https://cyberscoop.com/volexity-uta0565-china-exploit-chain-chrome-microsoft/

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/16/google-pixel-phones-pwned-in-zero-click-attacks/5296936

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-linked-hackers-exploit-chrome.html

https://securityaffairs.com/199104/apt/one-exploit-chain-two-espionage-campaigns-chrome-and-windows-under-fire.html

https://www.securityweek.com/bluemoon-exploit-kit-chains-recent-chrome-windows-zero-days/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-bluemoon-kit-exploited-windows-and-chrome-zero-day-flaws/

https://securityaffairs.com/198783/apt/four-nation-state-actors-used-the-same-chrome-zero-day-exploit-kit-within-12-days.html

https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/09/09/novel-blue-moon-kit-targeting-chrome-and-windows-reflects-new-reality-of-ai-driven-exploits/5295399

https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-153-patches-seventh-zero-day-of-2026/

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/once-bluemoon-multiple-state-aligned-threat-actors-rapidly-adopt-novel-exploit

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/09/google-chrome-cve-2026-87491-zero-day-flaw/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-patches-seventh-chrome-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-this-year/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/four-spy-groups-used-same-chrome-and.html

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chrome-v8-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html

https://securityaffairs.com/198757/security/google-fixes-the-seventh-actively-exploited-chrome-zero-day-of-2026.html

https://cyberscoop.com/china-espionage-groups-exploit-chain-zero-days/

https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-6th-chrome-zero-day-of-2026/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/04/google-chrome-zero-day-cve-2026-85046/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/04/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-warns-of-new-chrome-zero-day-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-releases-chrome-update-to-patch.html

https://securityaffairs.com/198455/security/u-s-cisa-adds-google-chromium-v8-flaw-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog-2.html

https://securityaffairs.com/198405/security/google-fixes-the-sixth-actively-exploited-chrome-zero-day-of-2026.html

http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01882797386.html

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chinese-hackers-exploit-chrome-windows.html

https://github.com/Eliot-code/CVE-2026-85046

https://github.com/ubitquity/CVE-2026-85046-Patch-confusion-zero-day-vulnerability-in-Google-Chrome-s-V8-engine

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85046

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/542403045

https://github.com/v8/v8/commit/e0562d87ad9c17042b581582c99237d798572e67

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01882797386.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-03

Updated: 2026-09-21

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

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