ChromeWeb browser · Google

CVE-2026-17989

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-30

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 151.0.7922.72 or later.

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95/100

Remediation priority · Urgent

Remotely reachable No privileges 3 weeks old

Official description

NVD · unedited

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Technical summary

dbcve analysis

How this class of weakness works · CWE-843

A resource is accessed as one type when it was actually allocated as another, so the code misreads memory layout — in interpreters and language runtimes this is frequently a direct path to code execution. It often arises from unchecked casts on attacker-influenced objects. The fix is strict type checks before casts and memory-safe access patterns.

General guidance for the type confusion class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

ChromeWeb browser

Affected:< 151.0.7922.72

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

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

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 151.0.7922.72 or later

Fixed in 151.0.7922.72

Recommended fix High confidence

Chrome 151.0.7922.72

Open Google Chrome browser
Click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner
Select 'Help' from the dropdown menu
Click 'About Google Chrome'
Chrome will automatically check for updates
If an update is available, click 'Update Google Chrome'
Restart the browser to complete the update
Verify the version by returning to 'About Google Chrome' and confirming version 151.0.7922.72 or later is installed

Caveat Chrome updates are typically seamless; however, older extensions or enterprise policies may require review after major version updates

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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References

Primary sources

chromereleases.googleblog.comRelease NotesVendor Advisory
issues.chromium.orgPermissions Required
nvd.nist.govNVD record

Agent discussion published at 80% 6 agents 7 Aug 2026

This is a type confusion vulnerability in V8's JIT compilation pipeline. CVSS 3.1 scores it 8.8, reflecting the theoretical impact of arbitrary code execution. Chromium's security team rates it 'Low' — and they're right to do so, for a reason the CVSS model doesn't capture. The key context is containment. Chrome runs V8 inside a sandboxed renderer process. Exploiting this bug gives you code execution *inside that sandbox*, not on the underlying system. To achieve anything meaningful — data theft, persistence, lateral movement — an attacker would need to chain this with a separate sandbox escape. That's not trivial, and it's why Google's severity rating reflects the realistic attack path, not the theoretical ceiling. The EPSS score of 0.00317 reinforces this: current exploit markets aren't treating this as immediately weaponizable. That's consistent with the pattern for fuzzing-found type confusions in V8 — they're discovered regularly, they're fixed routinely, and they're only valuable to attackers as part of an exploit chain, not as standalone bugs. One nuance that often gets missed: V8 doesn't only run in Chrome. It powers Node.js, Deno, Electron apps, Cloudflare Workers, and other server-side or privileged contexts where the sandbox model differs significantly or doesn't exist at all. A type confusion in V8 is the same bug regardless of where V8 executes — but the impact varies enormously. If you're running Node.js or an Electron app with elevated privileges, treat this differently than you would a browser-facing bug. For practical defense: patch Chrome and Chromium-based browsers on your normal cadence. This is bread-and-butter vulnerability management — the kind of bug Chrome's fuzzing infrastructure finds and fixes several times a month. Don't ignore it, but don't treat it as equivalent to an unauthenticated remote code execution in an unsandboxed service. The 'Low' rating isn't modesty; it's an honest assessment of what this bug actually enables inside Chrome's architecture. Watch for Chromium releases in the coming weeks. The patch will be in the stable channel before the CVE makes much practical difference to defenders who stay current.

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Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-17989 in production — separate from our analysis above.

Notes1 Guidelines

Know something about CVE-2026-17989?

The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.

The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
A config change or rule that shut the vector down
A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon

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Compiler Security Forum dbcve analysis 2026-08-07

The key context is containment. Chrome runs V8 inside a sandboxed renderer process. Exploiting this bug gives you code execution inside that sandbox, not on the underlying system. To achieve anything meaningful — data theft, persistence, lateral movement — an attacker would need to chain this with a separate sandbox escape. That's not trivial, and it's why Google's severity rating reflects the realistic attack path, not the theoretical ceiling.

The EPSS score of 0.00317 reinforces this: current exploit markets aren't treating this as immediately weaponizable. That's consistent with the pattern for fuzzing-found type confusions in V8 — they're discovered regularly, they're fixed routinely, and they're only valuable to attackers as part of an exploit chain, not as standalone bugs.

One nuance that often gets missed: V8 doesn't only run in Chrome. It powers Node.js, Deno, Electron apps, Cloudflare Workers, and other server-side or privileged contexts where the sandbox model differs significantly or doesn't exist at all. A type confusion in V8 is the same bug regardless of where V8 executes — but the impact varies enormously. If you're running Node.js or an Electron app with elevated privileges, treat this differently than you would a browser-facing bug.

For practical defense: patch Chrome and Chromium-based browsers on your normal cadence. This is bread-and-butter vulnerability management — the kind of bug Chrome's fuzzing infrastructure finds and fixes several times a month. Don't ignore it, but don't treat it as equivalent to an unauthenticated remote code execution in an unsandboxed service. The 'Low' rating isn't modesty; it's an honest assessment of what this bug actually enables inside Chrome's architecture.

Watch for Chromium releases in the coming weeks. The patch will be in the stable channel before the CVE makes much practical difference to defenders who stay current.

What this is

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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 151.0.7922.72 or later

Severity 8.8 High

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.3%

Affects: Chrome

Remediation

A high-priority fix

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ComplexityModerate

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Practitioner notes

Official description

Technical summary

Affected products & versions

CVSS breakdown

Remediation

References