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CVE-2026-85046

CVE-2026-85046HIGH

Google Chrome — Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .4888   98.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions         Fixed
  Chrome   152.0.7977.82 –  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 2   Reserved by Chrome
  Sep 3   Published (CNA: Chrome)
  Sep 4   ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). Remediation due September 18, 2026.
  Sep 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). Public exploit reference added.
  Sep 19  DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). CISA remediation deadline was September 18, 2026; still in catalog.
  Sep 21  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-843 · CNA: Chrome · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due September 18, 2026

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 6 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 2, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by Chrome
September 3, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: Chrome)
September 4, 2026	KEV ADDED	ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). Remediation due September 18, 2026.
September 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). Public exploit reference added.
September 19, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). CISA remediation deadline was September 18, 2026; still in catalog.
September 21, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85046 (Google Chrome). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Google	Chrome	—	152.0.7977.82	—

Weaknesses

CWE-843

References (7)

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01882797386.html [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
https://github.com/Serotav/Writeups/blob/77556c57999805fa7815a114da51d91cf24fbea9/v8/When_Sorting_Leads_To_Confusion.md [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/v8/v8/commit/e0562d87ad9c17042b581582c99237d798572e67 [Patch]
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/542403045 [Permissions Required]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49570669 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://serotav.github.io/Writeups/v8/when-sorting-leads-to-confusion/ [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85046 [US Government Resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-85046 at cve.org

Vendors: google

Weaknesses: CWE-843

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-85046 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.