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Google Releases Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day

medthehackernewsPublished 2026-09-04

Google on Thursday released security updates to patch 12 vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild.

The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85046 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a type confusion bug in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine.

"Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote

MITRE ATT&CK techniques

JavaScriptT1059.007
VulnerabilitiesT1588.006

Indicators of compromise

CVE-2026-85046cve

Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-releases-chrome-update-to-patch.html