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Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities

Hkcert • September 4, 2026

Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to trigger denial of service condition, elevation of privilege, security restriction bypass, sensitive information disclosure and remote code execution on the targeted system.

CVE-2026-85046 is being exploited in the wild. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Hence, the risk level is rated as Extremely High Risk.

Remote Code Execution

Information Disclosure

Security Restriction Bypass

Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 (Linux)

Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82/.83 (Mac)

Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82/.83 (Windows)

Before installation of the software, please visit the software vendor web-site for more details.

Apply fixes issued by the vendor:

Google Chrome 152.0.7977.82 (Linux) or later

Google Chrome 152.0.7977.82/.83 (Mac) or later

Google Chrome 152.0.7977.82/.83 (Windows) or later

Vulnerability Identifier

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Critical Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-85046 Exploited in the Wild Google has released an emergency update for Chrome to address CVE-2026-85046, a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, rated 8.8 on the CVSS scale. The flaw, identified as a type confusion issue, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within Chrome's sandbox by tricking users into visiting specially crafted HTML pages. This vulnerability is the sixth zero-day patched by Google in 2026, following previous exploits including CVE-2026-2441 and CVE-2026-5281. The update is being rolled out for Chrome versions 152.0.7977.82/.83 for Windows and macOS, and 152.0.7977.82 for Linux. Security researcher Salvatore Gulizia reported the flaw on August 4, 2026, and received a $1,000 bug bounty. Google has confirmed that the exploit is actively being used in the wild, prompting immediate action from users to update their browsers. Organizations are advised to apply the updates as soon as they are available to mitigate risks. 60 sources 81

Extracted Entities

Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Extracted Entities

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