Object Corruption Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-5279

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-5279?

An object corruption vulnerability exists in the V8 component of Google Chrome that can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox environment using a specially crafted HTML page. If successful, this could lead to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of the victim user, potentially compromising their system.

Affected Version(s)

Chrome 146.0.7680.178

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-chan...
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/490642836

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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