CVE-2026-79236

HIGH 8.8CVE-2026-79236 · Published 25/08/2026 · updated 27/08/2026

In short

CVE-2026-79236 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting chrome (google).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.45%, higher than 39.3% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 152.0.7977.65 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
chrome google	`< 152.0.7977.65`	`152.0.7977.65`

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html · Release Notes
issues.chromium.org/issues/546670199 · Permissions Required

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

chrome

google

< 152.0.7977.65

152.0.7977.65

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