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CVE-2026-5865

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 147.0.7727.55 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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.

NVD · unedited
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine in Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted HTML page, though execution is constrained within the sandbox.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.55 or later to patch the V8 type confusion vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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.

NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:< 147.0.7727.55

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.

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Google Chrome installed version
    Navigate to chrome://settings/help in the Chrome browser, or run 'google-chrome --version' in terminal
    Affected if Version number displayed is lower than 147.0.7727.55
  2. Verify version via command line
    Open terminal and run: google-chrome --version (Windows: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version)
    Affected if Output shows a version below 147.0.7727.55
  3. Check Chrome release channel
    Navigate to chrome://settings/help and look at the channel indicator (Stable, Beta, Dev, Canary)
    Affected if Channel is Stable but version is below 147.0.7727.55, indicating the fix has not been deployed
  4. Inspect V8 engine presence
    Navigate to chrome://version and locate the V8 version string in the JavaScript engine field
    Affected if V8 is present (which it always is in Chrome) and the overall Chrome version is below 147.0.7727.55

User is affected if their installed Google Chrome version is lower than 147.0.7727.55, as the type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine exists in all versions prior to this patch.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 147.0.7727.55 or later
Fixed in 147.0.7727.55
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.55 or later to patch the V8 type confusion vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Chrome 147.0.7727.55 or later

  1. Open Google Chrome browser
  2. Navigate to Settings > Help > About Chrome (or visit chrome://settings/help)
  3. Chrome will automatically check for available updates
  4. If version 147.0.7727.55 or later is available, click 'Update Google Chrome' to download and install it
  5. After the update completes, restart the browser to apply the changes

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

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $860
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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.

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